On the Iranian threat, his preoccupation in office and after, he is more hawkish than most of the Administration, and sour at its hesitancy, but his view of its likely response still has some weight.

• 在伊朗威胁方面，他比政府大多数人更鹰派，而且对政府的踌躇感到不满，但他的看法仍然有一些分量。