None of this is meant to suggest that the Pacific region does not need America. But, while America obviously has a significant role to play in the region, the US should have learned by now that its political objectives are unlikely to be achieved by military means.
这绝不是要暗示太平洋地区不需要美国。但是，在美国在该地区扮演一个明显的重要角色是，至今它应该知道它的政治目标是不可能通过军事手段而达到的。