If Bush’s new military plan is a temporary step to buy time to move in the direction of the Iraq Study Group’s proposals of training Iraqi forces and gradually withdrawing American forces, there may be something to be said for it as one last chance, but only if it is accompanied by the diplomatic advice that the study group also suggested.
如果布什新的军事计划是权宜之计，以便争取时间沿着伊拉克研究小组训练伊拉克军队以及逐步撤离美国军队的建议方向移动的话，那么，作为解决伊拉克问题的最后机会，它可能还是有点名堂。但是，只有伴随该研究小组同时提出的外交行动建议才可能奏效。