That is the most pressing immediate question, but America’s leaders should also be thinking ahead. America needs a post-occupation strategy for Iraq and the Middle East, one grounded in a viable national security strategy for the twenty-first century.
美国和世界都在关注布什政府是否会按照伊拉克问题研究小组（Iraq Study Group）所建议的策略从伊拉克撤军。这是目前最迫切需要解决的问题，但美国领导人还需要预先考虑未来。美国需要为伊拉克和中东地区制定后占领期策略，而这项策略必须以21世纪切实可行的国家安全政策为基础，那就是遏制。