但是这一局势的前提是伊拉克军队能够胜任工作，而且，依赖什叶派民兵支持的伊拉克总理马利基的政府能够扮演称职而又一视同仁的角色。
But this assumes that Iraqi forces are up to the task, and that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s government, which rests upon Shiite militia support, can play a competent and evenhanded role.