In other words, even as late as the early summer of 2007, he was, like the Bush administration, in a state of denial. For him, things were going well in Iraq, and a new balance of forces was being established – one that would benefit Iraq’s Shia majority, but not necessarily Iran.
换言之，即使到了2007年夏初，他还是像布什政府一样处于否认的状态。对于他来说，伊拉克局势不错，而且建立了各个实力的新的平衡。这一局势将会有利于伊拉克什叶派多数人口，但是不一定是伊朗。美国政府及其军队的果敢和勇气最后终于有所“收获”。人们不应当让每日的暴力事件掩盖更为深刻的战略现实。那就是，胜利即将来到，而且，不管反布什的宣传如何，整个世界都将认识到这一点。