Despite its unusually activist foreign policy, the Kingdom has failed to bring down Assad’s regime, partly owing to US President Barack Obama’s refusal to enforce his “red line” concerning the Assad regime’s use of chemical weapons. As a result, Saudi rulers no longer feel constrained to wait for US approval of their actions – or even to refrain from acting against American interests.
尽管做出了不同寻常的外交政策，沙特王国还是没有推翻巴沙尔政权，这部分是因为美国总统奥巴马拒绝对其“红线”&mdash;&mdash;即巴沙尔政权使用化学武器&mdash;&mdash;采用强硬手段。于是沙特统治者不再坐等美国批准再采取行动&mdash;&mdash;甚至也不再把美国利益作为行动的约束条件。