Farther afield, the US risks reinforcing the perception that it is comfortable with double standards. For a country whose global leadership depends as much on its soft power as on its military might, that is dynamite.
除非政治领导人知道，像埃及如此规模的破坏规则，给他们带来的后果不仅仅是暴露于辞令上的抨击之下，还有大家心照不宣的信息——军方可以随意选择“正确”的目标进行镇压——这会在巴林、也门和沙特引起共振，更不用说叙利亚了。往更远的地方说，美国也有被坐实安然接受双重标准的风险。美国的全球领导力取决于软实力的程度不亚于武力，因此这具有爆炸性的后果。