His doctrine that the US will use force to defend its “core interests,” but will mobilize others “to address broader challenges to international order,” is sound logic and good politics in a war-weary US. But, as a Syrian tweeted to me, what the world hears Obama saying is that the US will use force to avenge the deaths of two American journalists, but will stand by while 200,000 Syrians are slaughtered.
奥巴马政策最薄弱环节是面向普通民众：即传播愤怒、仇恨、绝望或希望、信任、忠诚的人际关系网络。他所提出的美国将动用武力捍卫其“核心利益”，但同时要动员他国“解决国际秩序更大挑战”的理念在厌战的美国不失为合理有效的政策。但有位叙利亚人给我发了推特，指出世界对此的理解是美国将动用武力对两名美国记者之死进行报复，但却在200,000叙利亚人遭受屠杀时什么也不做。