The US should stay out of the business of invasion and occupation. In an age of nationalism and socially mobilized populations, foreign occupation, as Eisenhower wisely concluded in the 1950s, is bound to breed resentment.
美国应该避免侵略和占领。在民族主义时代，面临全社会动员的人口，20世纪50年代由艾森豪威尔机智提出的外交占领必然会导致仇恨。但用什么取代外交占领呢？空中力量和训练外国军队就足够了吗？特别是在中东，革命可能持续一代人之久，很难实现硬实力和软实力的明智结合。