Yet having built his power on fear, he was loth to admit that he had been de-clawed, and so allowed the interminable and ruinous saga of sanctions to continue.

• 然而，依靠恐吓手段巩固政权的他并不愿承认自己已经雄风不再，所以也就任由毁灭性的制裁无休无止地进行下去。