America is rapidly losing its position as leader of the world simply because the Democratic administration has pitifully failed to provide effective leadership. 正因为民主党政府已无力在政治上给予卓有成效的领导，美国正迅速丧失其世界领袖的地位。
Lodge was in an ambiguous position in Saigon as a possible Republican presidential candidate representing a Democratic administration in a war that was an issue in the campaign. 洛奇在西贡的立场不十分明确，他可能成为共和党后选人，而他又代表民主党政府，该政府处于战争之中，而战争是竞选中的一个问题。
