There is a second conclusion to be drawn, less evident but even more important: Obama’s ambition is not confined to cutting the root of Islamic terrorism, or even to bringing peace to the Middle East. It extends to nothing less than a complete reshaping of the global order.
而另一个不太明显但更重要的结论则是：奥巴马的野心可并不仅限于对伊斯兰恐怖主义来个釜底抽薪或者是中东和平，而是要重新塑造一个新的世界秩序。