Given this analysis, however, Obama’s “Afghanistan-oriented” policy is doomed to failure. The US would certainly like Pakistan to eliminate the leadership of the Taliban, both Afghan and Pakistani, but will not lean too heavily on Pakistan’s rulers to accomplish this goal.
鉴于这一分析，奥巴马“以阿富汗为导向”的政策注定难逃失败的厄运。 美国当然希望巴基斯坦能消灭阿富汗和巴基斯坦的塔利班领袖，但绝不会过多依靠巴基斯坦统治者来实现这一目标。 这种政治神经质所要付出的代价已经融化在血液之中。