Indeed, an attack would most likely increase America’s reliance on unsavory Islamist rulers in countries ranging from Saudi Arabia and Qatar to Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. Some Arab monarchs have pledged to bankroll the US attack – an investment that they would easily recover, given that the war talk has already increased oil prices.
事实上，打击叙利亚很可能让美国更加依赖于从沙特到卡塔尔和从土耳其到阿联酋的不受欢迎的伊斯兰统治者。一些阿拉伯君主承诺为美国的打击提供资金——这笔投资很容易就能回本，因为战争言论已经使石油价格上涨。