Then there is the coming withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. And President Barack Obama’s cancellation of his trip to Asia last autumn, owing to domestic political gridlock in the US Congress and the resulting government shutdown, made a poor impression on the region’s leaders.
对美国孤立主义的担忧的背后是最近发生的一系列事件。首先，美国（到目前为止）拒绝对叙利亚进行军事干预。其次是美国即将从阿富汗撤军。此外，奥巴马在去年春天因为美国国会政治僵局及其导致的政府关门而取消了亚洲之行，这给地区领导人造成了不良的印象。