Similarly, Obama’s strategy toward the Islamic State seeks merely to limit the reach of a barbaric medieval order. Moments after declaring his intention to “degrade and destroy” the group, Obama responded to a reporter’s request for clarification by stating that his real goal is to turn the Islamic State into a “manageable problem.”
类似地，奥巴马的伊斯兰国战略也只是意图限制野蛮中世纪秩序的蔓延。在宣布要“击溃和摧毁”该集团后不久，应记者澄清要要求，奥巴马表示他的真正目标是将伊斯兰国变为“可管理的问题”。