A negotiated end to the current warfare could leave President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in power, albeit with a different face in charge. Such an outcome would be a triumph for the cause of hardline dictatorship, suppression of human rights, and Iran and Russia.
那么，什么才是美国和西方的最佳政策？谈判解决当下的战争状态将让总统巴沙尔·阿萨德的统治延续下去，但会换一副面目。如此结果将是强硬独裁的胜利，是镇压人权行径的胜利，是伊朗和俄罗斯的胜利。但随着暴力的愈演愈烈，这一结果的可能性也越来越小。