But these concerns, he argued, make him more of a realist than a pessimist and put him in the role of the cleareyed outsider — unsettling complacency and puncturing pieties.

他声称，这些关切与其说让他成为一位悲观主义者，倒不如说使他变成一位现实主义者，一位破除自满，戳穿虔诚，眼光犀利的局外人。

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That starts with aggressive, principled diplomacy without self-defeating preconditions, but with a cleareyed understanding of our interests.

NPR: Transcript: Obama's Speech at AIPAC