不论研究小组是多么努力地回避突然撤军的建议和严格的撤离时间表，但他们的报告实际上不仅是对布什“坚持到底”执迷不悟的批判，也是让美国赶紧抽身的忠告。
However much the study group shunned recommendations for a precipitous withdrawal, and avoided strict timetables for disengagement, their report is not only an unequivocal repudiation of Bush’s “stay the course” obsession, but also a counsel to cut and run.