As the intense US debate about President Barack Obama’s proposed use of military force highlights, the attack-Syria push is not about upholding America’s national interest. Rather, the desire to protect US “credibility” has become the last refuge of those seeking yet another war in the wider Middle East.
关于总统奥巴马的动武计划的激烈争论凸显出，打击叙利亚的举动并不符合美国的国家利益。相反，保护美国“信誉”的渴望成了那些寻求在大中东地区发动又一场战争的人的最后庇护所。