And, with better communication skills, he might have been able to do more to educate the American public about the changing nature of the post-Cold War world. But, given the profound uncertainty of a world in flux, as well as the dangers of miscalculation as the Soviet empire collapsed, prudent management trumped grand visions.
如果老布什是像撒切尔和里根那样的转型领袖，他能做得更多吗？也许他可以在第二个任期做得更多。而如果沟通技巧更好，他或许能更好地教育美国公众明白后冷战世界的变化本质。但是，在流动世界的高度不确定性中，在错误估计苏联帝国解体的风险阴影笼罩下，审慎管理要胜于宏伟空想。