但如果奥巴马想要在今年7月后在阿富汗维持一直相当数量的部队，或是在2011年末以后在伊拉克维持适度的军事存在，他都是可以得到共和党相当程度上的支持的。
(Republicans, however will argue for putting less pressure on Israel to compromise and more pressure on Iran.)  But he can expect considerable backing from Republicans if he wants to maintain a sizeable US military presence in Afghanistan beyond this July, or a modest military presence in Iraq beyond the end of 2011.