Egypt’s old-new military rulers, for example, have concluded that American criticism can be ignored, because America cannot cut off its aid to Egypt for geopolitical reasons. When I met with Egypt’s foreign minister, Nabil Fahmy, in August, he hinted at the new regime’s dissatisfaction with attempts by the European Union and the US to influence his country’s domestic affairs.
比如，美国对所谓“阿拉伯之春”的反应就缺少政治信念，也毫无战略方向可言。比如，埃及新旧军事统治者认定，美国的批评可以忽略，因为出于地缘政治原因，美国不可能取消对埃及的援助。8月我与埃及外交部长法赫米（Nabil Fahmy）举行了会晤，他暗示我说，新政权对于欧盟和美国干预埃及内政的行为十分不满。他说，埃及明白民主和人权的重要性，但避免动乱才是政府的最高使命。