尽管美国在黎巴嫩，索马里，越南和柬埔寨分别履行了千差万别的责任，历史显示撤出上述地区虽然会立刻影响美国的声誉，但是最终还是对美国有益。
Although American commitments to Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, and Cambodia differed mightily, history reveals that despite immediate costs to America’s reputation, disengagement ultimately redounded to America’s advantage.