The road that got the US to the Geneva agreement with the Russians was long and windy, and may indeed have done some damage to America’s standing in the world, even though the outcome was better than any other on offer. To put that process behind it, the US needs to follow up with the Russians to establish a broader pattern of long-overdue cooperation.
美国在日内瓦与俄罗斯达成协议的过程可谓道路阻且长，事实上，可能已经给美国在世界的立场造成了一些伤害，尽管最后的结果比其他方案都要更优。在走过了这一过程后，美国需要继续与俄罗斯一起建立缺失已久的范围更广的合作模式。