An intelligent president in Washington is hobbled by a political system that makes it all but impossible to build a consensus for reform at home or decisive action abroad. Many of President Barack Obama’s political opponents regard the notion of American leadership of international institutions and a commitment to engagement and multilateralism as a form of un-American treachery.
在这种情况下，我们迫切需要坚强智慧的领导人物。 除了美国，很难找出谁还能扮演这一角色。 华盛顿一位英明总统被政治制度捆住了手脚，使得就国内改革或国外行动达成共识几乎成为不可能完成的任务。 巴拉克·奥巴马总统的很多政治对手将美国对国际机构的领导以及有关参与和多边主义的承诺视为对美国的背叛态度。