Los Angeles – As Barack Obama’s incoming administration debates the pace and consequences of withdrawal from Iraq, it would do well to examine the strategic impact of other American exits in the final decades of the twentieth century. Although American commitments to Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, and Cambodia differed mightily, history reveals that despite immediate costs to America’s reputation, disengagement ultimately redounded to America’s advantage.
洛杉矶—当即将上任的巴拉克·奥巴马政府激辩从伊拉克撤军的速度和后果时，检查美国20世纪最后几十年进行其他撤退所产生的战略影响颇有裨益。尽管美国在黎巴嫩，索马里，越南和柬埔寨分别履行了千差万别的责任，历史显示撤出上述地区虽然会立刻影响美国的声誉，但是最终还是对美国有益。