But creating a structure of international relations that will make a more stable and enduring world order is not a task to be completed within one year. Nor is it at all certain that the sacrifices required of a country already stretched beyond the limits of its financial capabilities, together with the resistance of world powers, will allow this to be accomplished even in a single presidential term.
奥巴马在外交政策上的安排无疑是有道理的。但建立有利于世界秩序持久稳定的国际关系架构的任务不是短短一年就能完成的。我们甚至根本无法肯定，这项事业要求这个财力已经透支的国家所要做出的牺牲，再加上世界大国的抵制，奥巴马能在一届总统任期内完成上述目标。