America’s Democrats continue to argue for complete withdrawal of United States forces from Iraq within 18 months, despite the fact that no rational observer believes that Iraqi forces will by then be able to secure Iraq’s borders and face down the country’s numerous militias, which remain armed to the teeth.
尽管没有任何有理性的观察家相信伊拉克军队可以在十八个月内确保伊拉克边境安全以及弹压国内难以计数、全副武装的民兵，但是美国民主党依旧继续主张在十八个月内把美军完全从伊拉克撤离。