“Seemingly intractable circumstances turned him from the would-be architect of a new global order into a leader focused more on repairing relationships and reacting to crises – most notably the global economic crisis,” the report continued. And while he eliminated Osama bin Laden and weakened Al Qaeda, some counterterrorism policies ended up undercutting his appeal in places like the Middle East and Pakistan.
&nbsp;“看似棘手的环境使他从新全球秩序的潜在设计者转变为更多关注修复关系、应对危机（最令人瞩目的是全球经济危机）的领导人，”该报告继续写道。尽管他除掉了本·拉登、削弱了基地组织，但仍有一些反恐政策仍让他在中东和巴基斯坦等地的欢迎度受到了影响。