Simply talking about the responsibility to protect, as Obama once did, accompanied by even limited strikes – perhaps as punishment for Assad’s reported recent use of chlorine gas against civilians – would change the game quickly. Iran would understand that America’s restraint in Syria is not indefinite;
像奥巴马之前做过的那样只谈保护责任、配合更为有限的空袭——或许为惩戒阿萨德据称最近对平民使用氯气——将迅速改变现有状况。伊朗会明白美国对叙利亚的限制并非没有期限；逊尼派政府也会在国内民众眼中因坐视不理而蒙羞；“伊斯兰国”的残忍故事会与人道主义故事产生激烈的冲突。