Michele Flournoy says that is not a good time for U.S. troop withdrawals that could lead to instability.

弗卢努瓦说，这不是美军撤退的良好时机，因为撤军可能导致不稳定局势的出现。

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He has refused to agree to a timetable for withdrawals, saying reductions in troop levels will be determined by conditions on the ground in Iraq that are impossible to predict in advance.

他拒绝为撤军设定一个时间表。他说，撤军数量将取决于伊拉克的地面局势，但伊拉克的地面局势是无法提前作出估计的。

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The troop withdrawals from Afghanistan will begin next month, as Obama promised when he ordered the surge in a speech 18 months ago at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.

阿富汗撤军将从下个月正式开始，兑现了奥巴马18个月前在纽约西点军校增兵演讲上所做出的承诺。

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During his testimony, Petraeus recommended that the administration's open-ended commitment in Iraq continue, with a pause after some troop withdrawals so assessments can be made on a timetable for further reductions.

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Republicans mostly have been united against setting a timetable for troop withdrawals, but GOP leaders have told the White House their job of retaining support for the war will become exponentially harder after September.

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Iraq has a timeline for the troop withdrawals and "we are doing our utmost and coordinating closely with the multinational forces to ensure there is no vacuum when that happens, " he said.

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