While it is now clear that much of the Arab world is in transition, the end point is not yet clear. But Barack Obama’s administration apparently has concluded that Arab monarchs are likely to survive, whereas Arab presidents are more likely to fall, and that it is acceptable for the United States to continue to coddle tyrannical kings.
虽然当前大多数阿拉伯国家显然都处于转型期，但转型的终点却依然模糊不清。但美国总统奥巴马则明确认为各个阿拉伯王朝都将继续存活下来，相反那些总统们则更可能下台，而美国也乐于继续关照这些专制帝王。