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Will Trump’s Iran crisis be like America’s Suez Canal crisis?
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lì shǐ历史shàngqiáng guó强国bú huì不会yì zhí一直qiáng dà强大

Historically, great powers do not remain powerful forever.

wén zhāng文章jīn tiān今天měi guó美国yī lǎng伊朗dejǐn zhāng紧张jú shì局势1956 nián1956年yīng guó英国zàisū yī shì yùn hé苏伊士运河wēi jī危机zhōngdeshī bài失败zuòbǐ jiào比较

The article compares today’s tensions between the United States and Iran with Britain’s failure in the Suez Canal Crisis in 1956.

nà shí那时yīng guó英国fǎ guó法国yǐ sè liè以色列yì qǐ一起jìn gōng进攻āi jí埃及xiǎngkòng zhì控制sū yī shì yùn hé苏伊士运河háixiǎngtuī fān推翻āi jí埃及lǐng dǎo rén领导人nà sài ěr纳赛尔

At that time, Britain, France, and Israel attacked Egypt together, hoping to control the Suez Canal and overthrow Egypt’s leader, Nasser.

dànměi guó美国sū lián苏联lián hé guó联合国dōufǎn duì反对zhèchǎngzhàn zhēng战争yīng guó英国zuì hòu最后zhǐ néng只能tíng huǒ停火chè jūn撤军

But the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Nations all opposed the war, and Britain was eventually forced to agree to a ceasefire and withdraw its troops.

zhèjiànshìràngyīng guó英国míng bái明白bù néng不能zàiyòngwǔ lì武力kòng zhì控制bié de别的guó jiā国家le

This event made Britain realize that it could no longer use force to control other countries.

zuò zhě作者rèn wéi认为měi guó美国jīn tiān今天miàn duì面对yí gè一个zhòng yào重要shí kè时刻

The author believes that the United States is also facing an important turning point today.

jīng guò经过yuè nán越南yī lā kè伊拉克ā fù hàn阿富汗děngzhàn zhēng战争hòuhěn duō很多měi guó美国rényǐ jīng已经bù xiǎng不想zàidǎ zhàng打仗

After wars such as Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, many Americans no longer want to go to war.

rú guǒ如果měi guó美国jì xù继续kàojūn shì lì liàng军事力量jiě jué解决wèn tí问题kě néng可能huìfù chū付出hěndài jià代价

If the United States continues to solve problems through military power, it may pay a very high price.

zuò zhě作者xī wàng希望měi guó美国gǎi biàn改变zuò fǎ做法shǎo yòng少用zhàn zhēng战争duō yòng多用wài jiāo外交lián hé guó联合国láichǔ lǐ处理guó jì国际wèn tí问题

The author hopes that the United States will change its approach and use less war, and more diplomacy and the United Nations, to handle international issues.

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