聯合打擊後美法在敘利亞長期戰略上顯分歧

After coming together in striking suspected chemical weapons sites in Syria, the U.S. and its European allies, France and Britain, may be far less unified in finding longer-term solutions for the conflict-torn country.

The first differences were on display hours after the strikes, as the White House appeared to rebut suggestions by French President Emmanuel Macron that he convinced his U.S. counterpart to remain in Syria and agree to limited military action.

Then came Macron's own re-messaging. The two countries were in line, he told reporters Monday, on how they viewed both their military and peace-building engagements.

Still, the Syria strategy, as outlined by Macron in recent days, seems far from being in lockstep with Washington. In particular, it demands engaging key Trump administration nemesis Iran, among other regional actors, to help resolve the tangled conflict.

And while the French president aims to position himself as Washington's go-to leader in Europe, in matters ranging from climate change to trade, experts question whether he can deliver tangible results.

Those questions will be front and center next week, when Macron and U.S. President Donald Trump hold talks in Washington.美國與歐洲盟友法國和英國聯合對敘利亞懷疑爲化學武器設施的目標進行了導彈攻擊之後，美英法三國在敘利亞這個飽受戰爭創傷的國家如何找到長期解決方案的問題上可能步調沒有那麼一致。

導彈攻擊之後數小時就出現了分歧。白宮看來反駁了法國總統馬克龍的說法。馬克龍總統說，他說服了美國繼續留在敘利亞，並同意限制在敘利亞的軍事行動。

馬克龍星期一再次對記者說，法美兩國在軍事行動以及重建和平的策略上看法一致。

但是，馬克龍總統最近數天談到的敘利亞戰略看來與華盛頓的看法並不合拍。馬克龍提到的一點是要求包括川普政府視爲主要敵人之一的伊朗在內的其它地區國家幫助解決敘利亞內戰的問題。

儘管馬克龍總統努力把自己展現爲美國在歐洲可靠盟友的領導人，無論是全球氣候變化還是貿易問題，但是一些專家懷疑馬克龍能否帶來實際的結果。

馬克龍和川普下星期將在華盛頓會談，所有這些問題都將包括在主要討論議題內。