Governments that temporize and seek intricate diplomatic excuses to look the other way,as they did when Iraq used chemical weapons because they feared Iran would win,are not only flouting morality. They are also flouting strategic sense.

• 某些政府因恐伊朗获胜，当伊拉克使用化学武器时，因循迁就，并找寻错综复杂的外交藉口而不予理会。这不但蔑视道德，也有违战略原则。