不战而屈人之兵On Winning Without Going

从上世纪70年代伊朗伊斯兰革命开始，伊朗和美国的关系一直处在非常紧张的状态，几度接近战争边缘。

Since the Islamic revolution in Iran in the

1970s, relations between Iran and the United States have been very tense, with

several times approaching the brink of war.

2018年11月5日，特朗普全面升级对伊朗制裁，开始“极限施压”，不仅取消了对进口伊朗石油的豁免，而且收紧了核领域项目的豁免，同时加强对中东国家的军售……

On November 5, 2018,Trump comprehensively

escalated sanctions against Iran and began "extreme pressure". Not

only did the us remove exemptions from Iranian oil imports, it tightened

exemptions from its nuclear program and increased arms sales to middle eastern

countries...

伊朗也毫不退缩，不断的通过各种方式展示军力，表达斗争到底的决心，同时警告欧洲国家，要求其与伊朗恢复正常经贸关系，否则将采取行动。

Iran has not flinched, constantly

flexing its military muscle in various ways to show its determination to fight

to the end, while warning European countries to restore normal economic and trade

relations with Iran or take action.

近期更是危机叠发：

The recent crisis between the United States

and Iran:

伊朗的无人机贴身侦察部署在波斯湾的“艾森豪威尔”号航空母舰；

Iran's unmanned aircraft spy on the Eisenhower

in the Persian gulf;

伊朗超大规模军事演习；

Iran holds huge military exercises;

油轮被炸；

Oil tankers were bombed;

美国无人机被伊朗击落；

An American spy drone shot down by Iran

……

为何美伊之间没有发生大规模的武装冲突？

Why is there no armed conflict between the US and Iran?

我理解美国和伊朗都深谙“不战而屈人之兵，善之善者也”的道理。都在试图通过展示有形的实力，显示威风于外，实现不战而胜的战略目标。

I understand that both the United States

and Iran are well versed in the principle that "to defeat an enemy without

a fight is the best policy”. Both sides are trying to achieve the strategic

goal of winning without a fight by showing physical strength and prestige.

《孙子》——不战而屈人之兵，善之善者也；

SunZi: Supreme excellence consists On winning without going to battle;

巴塞爾·亨利·李德·哈特爵士——“军事力量依赖于经济能力，通过经济手段来击败敌人会带来任何风险“;

Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart: Military power relies on economic endurance. Defeating an enemy

by beating him economically incurs no risk;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._H._Liddell_Hart

马基雅维里在《战争的技艺》里提出，“若非迫不得已或是机会难得，好的将帅决不轻易交战”; “那些能用饥饿战胜你的敌人，决不会想去以兵刃取胜”。

Niccolò di Bernardo dei

Machiavelli《 The Art of War》, "a

good general will never fight unless he has to or the opportunity is rare”;

“Those enemies who can overcome you with hunger will not try to defeat you with

swords."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niccol%C3%B2_Machiavelli

不战而屈人之兵On Winning Without Going to Battle(Conflict Between the United States and Iran)