NEAR Martin Luther King’s stone memorial in Washington is a big golden cup honouring Donald Trump. The “Iran War Participation Trophy”, erected by anonymous satirist(讽刺作家；讽刺者)s, suggests that on the battlefield it is not the winning that counts but the taking part(重要的不是胜利而是参与). “While some concern themselves with…measurable outcomes, President Trump demonstrated the courage to participate,” reads the inscription(铭文；题词).
在华盛顿马丁·路德·金石质纪念碑附近，矗立着一个纪念唐纳德·特朗普的巨大金色奖杯。这座由匿名讽刺者设立的“伊朗战争参与奖杯”暗示，在战场上重要的不是胜利，而是参与。铭文写道：“当一些人关注……可衡量的结果时，特朗普总统展现了参与的勇气。”
Maura Flint, a tour guide, says the joke is “very funny” but Mr Trump’s long war in Iran is anything but(绝不；根本不). “He doesn’t have a good strategy for getting out,” she complains. “There’s no end in sight(看不到尽头).”
导游莫拉·弗林特说这个玩笑“非常有趣”，但特朗普在伊朗的长期战争绝非如此。“他没有好的脱身策略，”她抱怨道，“看不到尽头。”
American voters seem to agree. As the ceasefire unravels(瓦解；崩溃), four-fifths think the war will last for “an extended period”, finds a Reuters/Ipsos poll. Nearly half think it will grind on(缓慢而艰难地持续) for a year or more, according to Economist/YouGov polling. Few find the prospect appealing. Net approval for Mr Trump’s decision to attack Iran now stands at -30% among Americans. The war in Vietnam took six years to become as reviled(被痛骂；被唾弃) as the Iran war has become in six months.
美国选民似乎也这么认为。随着停火协议瓦解，路透社/益普索民调发现，五分之四的人认为战争将持续“很长一段时间”。根据《经济学人》/YouGov民调，近半数人认为战争将拖上一年或更久。几乎没人觉得这一前景有吸引力。特朗普攻击伊朗决定的净支持率目前在美国人中为-30%。越南战争用了六年才变得像伊朗战争在六个月内那样遭人唾弃。
