The threat of cruise-missile strikes last September was enough to send Al Qaeda members in Syria scrambling for the hills. A strike designed to destroy Assad’s air force and prevent him from dropping bombs full of nails on his people would concentrate his mind on a diplomatic solution.
去年9月发射巡航导弹的威胁足以让基地组织成员争相往山里逃。旨在摧毁阿萨德空军并阻止他向民众投掷钉子炸弹的行动或许能把他的注意力集中到外交谈判上。