In Syria, where sizable chunks of territory are already under Islamist control and the pro-Al Qaeda Al Nusra Front overshadows the US-backed Free Syrian Army, the Obama administration is staring at the bitter harvest of its previous policy choices. Airstrikes now would merely make matters worse by undercutting the FSA’s grassroots legitimacy and aiding Islamist forces.
在叙利亚，大量领土已经落入伊斯兰教徒之手，亲基地组织的Al Nusra Front的阴影在美国支持的自由叙利亚军（FSA）头上挥之不去，奥巴马政府正在感受此前政策选择带来的苦果。目前，空袭将破坏让FSA的草根合法性，倒过来帮助伊斯兰势力，让情况更加恶化。