Mindful of this weakness, Russia has offered Syria its more modern S-300 missiles; but there is no evidence that they have arrived, let alone been deployed. And once Syria’s air-defense system is sufficiently degraded, it would be best if Arab countries – Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and other Gulf states – and Turkey used their air forces to police the zone.
对这一弱点心知肚明的俄罗斯向叙利亚提供了更先进的S-300导弹；但没有证据表明这些导弹已经运抵叙利亚，更不用说完成部署了。而只要叙利亚空中防御系统退化程度足够，阿拉伯国家——沙特、卡塔尔和其他海湾国家——以及土耳其以其空中力量维持禁飞区就成为最佳选择。只要看一看天际，任何对巴沙尔政权的邪恶的一厢情愿变会烟消云散。