TO JUDGE by the way his bluff has just been called over Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Barack Obama is not a natural poker player.

奥巴马对约旦河西岸的以色列定居点威胁吓唬了一番，这一招着实“费力不讨好”(人家没上勾，自己反而损失)，由此看来奥巴马还真不是个天生的扑克高手。