This is the sort of trick that Hollande’s mentor, Mitterrand, was able to pull off. But that was possible not because of Mitterrand’s superior wiles, but rather because France had a stronger position vis à vis Germany than it does today.
这是奥朗德的导师密特朗曾经成功使用的计谋。但密特朗之所以成功，并不是此计甚妙，而是因为当时的法国具有比如今更大的对德国的优势。