Critics charge that these accomplishments, as well as efforts to unblock the stalemates in Sudan and Burma, have been achieved at the price of giving up moral clarity on human rights. But public proclamations are often less effective than long-term strategies in promoting human rights.
批评者不仅对这些成绩视而不见，同时对在苏丹和缅甸问题上的僵局的突破也嗤之以鼻，说这是放弃人权的道德标准。在推动人权问题上，公开的谴责往往不如战略推进来的有效。奥巴马精心选择在非洲的加纳进行演讲，帮助了该国近期成功地进行了民主式的政权交割。