Russian President Vladimir Putin’s clumsy foray into the American debate infuriated many Americans (including me), but it was certainly a teachable moment. Many outside the US thought it was high time that someone offered America a taste of its own paternalism – and even better that that someone was Putin, a politician who has, to put it gently, his own set of foibles.
叙利亚问题的协议可以完成其他东西：美国人或许会认识到，你瞧，除了丢炸弹之外还有别的办法可以解决问题。俄罗斯总统普京单刀直入地干涉美国争论让很多美国人（包括我）感到十分愤慨，但这显然是一个值得回味的时刻。许多非美国人认为这是一个高光时刻，终于有人让美国尝到了它自己的家长作风的滋味——更妙的是，这个人正是普京，说得客气点，他自己身上满是小毛病。