The two main criticisms – lack of strategic clarity and less emphasis on the classical concepts of power – point to America’s loss of influence, power, and leadership. But these criticisms reflect an inability to contemplate the current nature of armed conflict, which no longer follows the classical logic of military victory or defeat.
对于奥巴马的新领导方式，国际上的专家们各执己见。而主要的两种批评声音——其一是认为报告缺乏战略清晰度，二是对权力的经典概念缺乏足够重视——指出了美国在国际影响力，权力以及领导地位等方面的式微。但这些批评实际上也反映了这些人对近年来武装冲突本质的错误理解，须知这些冲突已经不能再用传统的战争成败逻辑来评断了。