中俄两国利用美国在从加沙到喀布尔的范围内不断日益增加的困境是一回事；但是，如果局势恶化到整个地区总体上失去稳定，那就是另外一回事了。
It is one thing for Russia and China to exploit America’s growing difficulties from Gaza to Kabul; but it is quite another if the situation deteriorates to the point of general destabilization in the region.