Meanwhile, in Syria, “the people” rose up, were fired upon, took up arms, were manipulated, and began a cycle of sectarian killing and revenge that can only fracture them further. Neither Iran nor Turkey has reached that point.
与此同时，在叙利亚，“人民”奋起示威了，被开枪镇压了，拿起武器了，被操纵了，然后开始了伤害日深的宗派杀戮和报复循环。伊朗和土耳其都没有走到这一步。尽管如此，和平示威、诉讼、政治谈判、妥协以及最后举行新大选能让土伊两国——以及该地区内外的其他许多国家——获得远远优于两国领导人当前所采取的化解内部紧张的办法。