Whether this suspicion had any truth or not, the message for many allies is clear: the developments the French want for ESDP are compatible with its full and complete membership of NATO. American support for the European Union’s efforts to play a greater role in defense and security – a stance apparent since 2007 and confirmed by the arrival of the Obama administration – consolidates this approach.
不管这种怀疑有没有根据，传达给众多盟友的信息是明确的：法国所期望的欧洲防务和安全政策的发展是与其全面地，彻底的北约成员国身份相一致的。美国支持欧盟在防务和安全上努力承担更重要的角色的立场 —— 该立场自 2007 年后就变得越发明确，并通过奥巴马政府的上台得到最后确认 —— 则巩固了这一进程。