奥巴马想与阿富汗塔利班达成浮士德式的交易，而后者最高领袖在巴基斯坦逍遥法外，这表明他更想将恐怖主义限制在中东，而不是击溃恐怖主义 — — 即使这意味着印度将成为恐怖主义的首当其冲者。
Obama’s effort to strike a Faustian bargain with the Afghan Taliban, whose top leaders enjoy sanctuary in Pakistan, indicates that he is more interested in confining terrorism to the Middle East than defeating it – even if it means leaving India to bear the brunt of terrorist activity.