虽然在过去两年半的时间里我一直在严厉批评奥巴马的叙利亚政策，但这项新的战略政策既成熟又连贯 — — 虽然在某些方面与他一直公开宣扬的价值观有冲突。
Though I have been harshly critical of Obama’s policy toward Syria for two and a half years, his new strategy reflects a mature and coherent foreign policy – albeit one that does not fully live up to his proclaimed values.