Yet they seem to share a fundamental indecisiveness in their approach to world affairs. Carter had difficulty choosing between the muscular line of his national security adviser, Zbigniew Brzezinski, and the more moderate approach of his secretary of state, Cyrus Vance.
卡特是个无聊枯燥的工程师，而奥巴马是魅力超凡的律师。但他们在对待全球事务方面表现出相似的根本性的犹豫。卡特难以在其国家安全顾问布热津斯基的强硬路线和国务卿万斯的温和路线之间做出抉择。