[br]What often gave me personally much food for thought was the way the Syrian dictator, for that is what he was, had succeeded in using the Soviet Union and its massive aid as lever in his dealings with the United States.
[br]What often gave me personally much food for thought was the way the Syrian dictator, for that is what he was, had succeeded in using the Soviet Union and its massive aid as lever in his dealings with the United States.
叙利亚元首的做法常常为我提供了许多精神食粮，他成功地利用苏联及其对叙利亚的大量援助与美国达成了协议。