The art of statecraft is not to choose between war and diplomacy as if they were mutually exclusive alternatives, but to understand how they fit together. In the case of Syria, the West has repeatedly called for diplomacy while ruling out any military action, with predictably bad results.
治国的艺术不是要像两者相互排斥般在战争和外交之间做出选择，而是必须理解这两种方案怎样相互结合。具体到叙利亚问题，西方国家曾多次在排除军事行动可能性的前提下呼吁外交解决，这样做显然不会取得太好的结果。美国不会在伊朗问题再次犯错。