After all, in foreign policy matters, the next president’s room for maneuver will be very small. He (or she) will have to stay in Iraq, engage in the Israel-Palestine conflict on the side of Israel, confront a tougher Russia, deal with an ever more ambitious China, and face the challenge of global warming.
为什么说奥巴马与其他总统候选人如此不同？他如何能在国际上发挥不同凡响的作用呢？毕竟，在外交政策方面，下一任总统的发挥空间很小。他（或她）将会继续留守伊拉克，继续以支持以色列的姿态介入以巴冲突，应对更为强悍的俄罗斯和更有雄心的中国，并面对全球变暖的挑战。