Military strongmen have ruled egypt since 1952 .

从1952年起，军事强人就统治埃及。

Worse , in afghanistan and many arab states , our policies have often discouraged grass-roots from emerging by our siding with convenient strongmen .

更为糟糕的是，在阿富汗和许多阿拉伯国家，我们的政策经常是与当权的强人站在一起，扼杀出现的基层运动。

For too long , american leaders have declined to condemn the human-rights abuses of those arab strongmen who happened to be in our favor .

长久以来，美国领导人拒绝谴责那些谁正好是对我们有利的阿拉伯强人的侵犯人权。

Rarely do long-serving strongmen make a habit of nurturing successors with ambition and talent .

长期任职的铁腕人物们几乎都没有培养有野心和天才的接班人的习惯。

What does that mean for the islamists , the strongmen and the world ?

那对伊斯兰教徒，强权者和世界又意味着什么呢？