“Don’t do stupid shit.” With the last word turned demurely into “stuff”, this became known as the “Obama doctrine”. It reflected the lessons Barack Obama had learnt from his presidential predecessor’s unnecessary Iraq war. For many, the doctrine was defeatist. Today, I see its merits. It would be wonderful to see intelligent action in response to our many challenges. Yet, today, application of the Obama doctrine would be a relief.
“不做蠢事”(Don’t do stupid shit)。把最后一個單詞shit(屎)委婉地換成stuff(事情),就成了人們所說的“奧巴馬學說”。這句話反映了美國前總統巴拉克?奧巴馬(Barack Obama)從其前任不必要的伊拉克戰爭中學到的教訓。對于許多人而言,該學說是一種失敗主義。今天,我看到了它的優點。如果能夠主動采取明智行動來應對我們的許多挑戰,那很棒。然而,如今實施奧巴馬學說將為我們帶來喘息的空間。