It would, however, have a more lasting impact on democratic development than a dubious process by which a limited number of people go to the polls to elect an ineffectual central government. Such a strategy might even lead to an outcome about which those who want Iraq to join a free world can genuinely say: mission accomplished.
这样的策略远不像强行大选这么简单，可能会使占领军的撤退情势更为复杂，时间也更漫长。但与少数人选出的疲弱无力的中央政府相比，它会对民主发展产生更为深远的影响。这样的策略甚至可能引导伊拉克踏上自由之路，那时候人们就可以发自内心地说：任务完成了。