Europe cannot give an openly negative answer to Kerry's request for help, because that would be a slap in the face to the most pro-European American likely to be elected president anytime soon. Such a rejection would not only put transatlantic relations even more at risk than they are today; it would also put relations
这种观点可能太悲观了。欧洲无法公开拒绝凯利的援助请求，因为这无异于在可能很快当选美国总统的凯利脸上重重地抽上一记耳光，更何况凯利在总统候选人里与欧洲的关系最为亲密。这样的公开拒绝不仅会使大西洋关系变得更加危险，而且还会危及到欧洲国家间的相互关系。