Former US National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski recently argued strongly against military action, proposing, instead, a strategy that would continue sanctions and extend deterrence. Like US policy toward the Soviet bloc during the Cold War, “An Iranian military threat aimed at Israel or any other US friend in the Middle East would be treated as if directed at the United States itself and would precipitate a commensurate US response.”
美国就这样把自己逼进了死胡同。美国前国家安全顾问兹比格涅夫·布热津斯基不久前提出坚决反对军事行动，并提出战略要继续制裁并扩大威慑。像冷战时期美国对苏联集团的政策一样，“伊朗对以色列或中东任何美国盟国的军事威胁将被视为对美国的直接挑衅，并将导致美国采取相应的对策。”