And Obama’s policy does indeed appear to be aiming for precisely that: a nuclear détente with Iran, an end to Syria’s civil war by means of a regional security architecture, and a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is a policy that sounds almost utopian, given the enormous inertial force of the region’s problems.
而奥巴马的政策似乎恰恰以此为目标：在核问题上与伊朗缓和关系、建立区域安全架构结束叙利亚内战和敦促双边解决以巴冲突。考虑到区域问题的巨大惯性，这种政策似乎颇有些乌托邦的味道。但如果奥巴马出人预料地取得了成功，他将取得历史性的成就。