To be sure, the attempt by America’s new UN ambassador, John Bolton, to introduce hundreds of last-minute changes to the summit’s concluding declaration doomed the agreement – perhaps deliberately – to being less comprehensive and forceful than had been hoped. Indeed, Bolton even wanted to eliminate any reference to the MDG.
无可否认，美国新任驻联合国大使约翰·博尔顿试图在最后时刻将数以百计的修改加入首脑会议宣言，使得该宣言不如先前期望的全面有力。他的企图可能是有意的。事实上，博尔顿甚至想要删除提及千年发展目标的地方。