The US, it is said, took no decisive action while 100,000 Syrians were dying, and it had no strategy to end the conflict. Obama created expectations that the US would act if chemical weapons were used, only to stall when the time came.
奥巴马在叙利亚有很多可以指责的东西。人人都说美国在100,000叙利亚民众面临死亡时没有采取果断行动，也没有拿出结束冲突的策略。奥巴马创造了启用化学武器就会招致美国军事行动的预期，但那一刻真正到来时却又找出各种托辞。之后，当不可避免要做出反应时，他总是言辞威胁，却极少诉诸武力。他先是太不注重、之后又太过注重国内反对干预的势力。最重要的是，他让玩世不恭的克里姆林在外交上抢占了先机。