But lately an even more troubling sentiment seems to have emerged, with Western leaders willing to settle not for “our son of a bitch,” but for just about any son of a bitch who can impose stability, whatever the cost. It is an alluring but dangerous mindset.
但近来出现了一种更令人不安的情绪，即西方领导人不仅满足于“我们的恶棍”，而且满足于任何能稳定局势的恶棍，而不管会因此付出多大的代价。这是一种颇具诱惑力但却危险的心态。