The US has withdrawn from Afghanistan and Iraq, but the gains so painfully won are being reversed. Al Qaeda is back and is fighting for its own proto-state in western Iraq and eastern Syria, which is far closer to Europe and the US than the caves of Afghanistan.
尤其当涉及国家安全事务，奥巴马要做的是比民调更有眼光。美军已经撤出阿富汗和伊拉克，但付出惨重代价取得的胜利正在逐渐丧失。基地组织重新趁虚而入，正在伊拉克西部和叙利亚东部组建他们自己的政府，正在酝酿的基地组织势力离欧洲和美国远比阿富汗山洞要近得多。