Preventing Assad from using his killing machine by any means, including targeted strikes on his air force and command-and-control centers, is the only way to end the bloodshed in Syria. Yet, despite public promises by Kerry to supply the Syrian opposition with weapons – and even after Obama declared that Assad must go – Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, announced that the Pentagon had no such plans.
不惜任何手段阻止巴沙尔使用其杀人机器——包括定点袭击其空军和指挥中心——是唯一能够阻止叙利亚流血的方法。但是，尽管克里公开承诺向叙利亚反对派提供武器——奥巴马甚至宣布巴沙尔必须下台——但美国参谋长联席会议主席邓普希（Martin Dempsey）却说五角大楼没有这样的计划。为什么要放出这样的口风，安抚犯下罪行的政权？这样只能让受害者感到气馁和绝望。我无论如何无法接受如此矛盾。