To be sure, many aspects of Obama’s policy in the region are worth criticizing – above all, the defensive attitude with which his administration presents it. But, rather than weakness, what America’s traditional allies in the Middle East fear most is far-reaching change in the status quo.
奥巴马在诸多领域的地区政策无疑都值得探讨——其中尤以美国政府采取防御性态度最值得批评。但最让美国在中东的传统盟友害怕的却并非软弱，而是当前现状发生意义深远的变革。