The authors assumed that history would deal kindly with those advocating large withdrawals.

作者们大概认为历史对主张大量撤军者会采取仁慈的态度。

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On the contrary, the President might decide to withdraw them altogether rather than reinforce them, as the history of American troop withdrawals from Lebanon in 1983 and Somalia in 1993 suggests.

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Using history since 1900 as the laboratory to assess the likelihood of success, a retiring couple who start with withdrawals of 4% have a 95% chance of success.

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