Calderón’s contradictory stance is rooted in the reflexive habits of a Mexican political class trained to gain points by kicking the US. Calderón, too, has sought refuge behind the folds of the Mexican flag and in diatribes about sovereignty under siege.
墨西哥政界习惯借谴责美国来给自己加分，卡尔德隆的立场因此自相矛盾。卡尔德隆也经常借墨西哥国旗和抨击陷入重围的主权来当挡箭牌。