相反，奥巴马打击叙利亚的方案是为了强化重要的人权规范，其手段并不包括侵略和占领，而是直接惩罚犯下重罪的对象。
Obama’s proposal to strike Syria, by contrast, is an attempt to enforce an important human-rights norm by directly punishing – through means that do not involve invasion and occupation – those who committed a gross violation.