布什政府试图对流言进行回击，声明撤军不会削弱美军的遏制能力，因为美国将在该地区保留占绝对优势的海空部署。
The Bush administration tries to rebut these charges by saying that the plan will not weaken the deterrence capabilities of American forces, for America's far more powerful air and naval presence in the area will be maintained.