The West’s response has been far more supportive of Arabs’ aspirations, but it has also been contradictory and erratic. For years, both the US and Europe engaged in a monumental exercise in political hypocrisy, preaching the gospel of democratic change while supporting Arab tyrants.
西方的反应是压倒性地支持阿拉伯人的愿望，但也不乏矛盾之处，且极不稳定。多年来，美国和欧洲在政治舞台上极尽伪善之能事，一边散布民主变革福音，一边支持阿拉伯暴君。毫不奇怪，它们发现手里根本没有工具能应对阿拉伯革命。