他通过明确界限赢得了政治筹码，对外宣称只有新成立的伊拉克政府加入美国才会“不止保护本国民众和执行人道主义任务 ” 。
He created political leverage for himself by drawing a clear line, announcing that the US would “expand our efforts beyond protecting our own people and humanitarian missions” only together with the newly-formed Iraqi government.