美国决定向叙利亚反对派提供直接军事援助,此项决议激起了全世界的强烈反响。美国声称叙利亚政府军曾使用化学武器。俄罗斯对此深表怀疑,并表示帮助反对派增加武装会使叙利亚暴力冲突进一步恶化。华盛顿,保罗·亚当斯报导。
The White House says there is a new urgency to the Syrian conflict because of an influx of Hezbollah fighters as well as what it now believes is firm intelligence that President Assad has used chemical weapons. But the Obama administration won't say what the new assistance will actually consist of. Most people assume that'll include weapons possibly up to and including anti-tank missiles. But officials are reluctant even to describe it as arming the rebels.
白宫表示,由于真主党激战分子的大量涌入,总统阿萨德使用化学武器的情报已经核实并且确信,叙利亚冲突陷入新的紧迫形势。但奥巴马政府没有表明新的具体援助内容。大多数人认为可能会包括反坦克导弹等武器援助。但官员们都不愿意将这一行为称为是对反对派的武装。
In Syria itself, the foreign ministry has denounced as lies the US assertion that it has used chemical weapons. The leader of the main rebel military group, Salim Idriss, welcomed Washington's move and said the rebels needed anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons immediately.
叙利亚外交部谴责美国断言其使用化学武器。叙利亚反对派领导人,伊德里斯·萨利姆,对华盛顿的举动表示欢迎,并表示反对派迫切需要防空和反坦克武器。