If the United States were to withdraw her combat units from Iraq by the early part of next year it could only be represented as a defeat for the United States in Iraq, he said.
「もし米国が来年の早い時期にイラクから戦闘部隊を撤退するつもりなら、それはイラクでの米国の敗北としてだけ説明される可能性がある」と彼は述べた。