Stephen Kinzer guardian.co.uk, Thursday 29 July 2010 16.00 BST Article history.

卫报，2010年7月29号星期四英国夏令时16：00。

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When it comes to the Middle East, writes Stephen Kinzer, a veteran foreign correspondent, Washington has been doing just that.

可是在处理中东问题上，资深驻外记者史蒂芬.

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That "may be appropriate for donkeys," Kinzer writes, "but not for dealing with a nation ten times older than [the United States]."

作者认为，这招可能对不听话的驴子管用，但千万别用在一个比美利坚合众国存活时间长达近10倍多的古老国度身上。

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From the book Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change From Hawaii to Iraq by Stephen Kinzer.

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Kinzer served in the Army for nearly four years, including a tour in Iraq.

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Kinzer went to college after he got out of the Army a big chunk of it paid for by the GI Bill.

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