其中最著名的，有彼得雷乌斯将军，他是美国军方的大人物。
Some of the most, like famous, there's General Petraeus who's a big deal in the U.S. military.
后来，这位冷静的彼得雷乌斯将军在一个电视采访中说，相应的减少增援是很有可能的。
The calm General Petraeus later confirmed in a TV interview that some scaling back of the surge was probable.
好运气也帮了彼得雷乌斯将军一把。
这就是为什么要任命彼得雷乌斯将军的原因了。
彼得雷乌斯将军这个星期说的话似乎印证了这种观点。
General Petraeus' comments this week appear to justify that view.
彼得雷乌斯将军和驻伊拉克大使克罗克还将向国会报告情况。
General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker will also report to members of Congress.
彼得雷乌斯调派了三万多士兵，在伊美军总数达到了16万人。
General Petraeus has deployed some 30, 000 extra troops, bringing the grand total to about 160, 000.
彼得雷乌斯将军在提问之前可能心里面已经有自己的答案了。
Petraeus probably knew the answers to the questions before he asked them.
正如大卫·彼得雷乌斯将军所言，没有人尝试建立一个瑞士。
As David Petraeus said, no one is trying to create Switzerland.
彼得雷乌斯将军不得不劝服国会，让国会相信这样的计划是可能成功的。
General Petraeus has to persuade Congress that such a plan is still possible.
彼得雷乌斯将军说，经过数年的磕磕绊绊，北约和阿富汗的盟友正奋力向前。
General Petraeus says that, after years of being on the back foot, NATO and its Afghan Allies are pressing forwards.
彼得雷乌斯将军说，阿富汗的局势在好转前会变得更加艰难，但是成功是可能的。
General Petraeus said the situation in Afghanistan is likely to get harder before it gets easier, but success is possible.
但是他说，同去年9月他和彼得雷乌斯将军上次作证时相比，成功已经更加接近了。
But he said success is closer than it was last September, the last time he and General Petraeus testified.
驻阿富汗盟军最高指挥官彼得雷乌斯将军预期将很快向白宫呈递撤军的选择。
The top coalition commander in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, is expected to soon present troop withdrawal options to the White House.
他们得出的结论是，在彼得雷乌斯将军部署重兵的地方，增兵计划改善了社会和治安环境。
They concluded that the surge had improved security and economic conditions in areas where General Petraeus had concentrated his forces.
即使对彼得雷乌斯将军取得的进展印象深刻，然而大多数分析家对阿富汗的前景持悲观态度。
But most analysts, even if impressed by General Petraeus's progress, are gloomy about Afghanistan.
因为单方面的一小条好消息只是意外好运，也许跟彼得雷乌斯的增兵计划没有任何关系。
That is because the single best bit of news is a stroke of luck that probably had little to do with General Petraeus's surge and may not last.
他说：“我认为，坦白地说，如果有人现在说国会比彼得雷乌斯将军了解得还多，那就太愚蠢了。”
"I think you would look pretty foolish right now to be quite honest to suggest that the Congress knows more than General Petraeus," he said.
但是他们，仅仅是有可能，会被共和党考虑是否参加竞选，同样的还有戴维·彼得雷乌斯将军。
But they might be drafted, as, just possibly, might General David Petraeus.
这种策略在伊拉克取得了效果。彼得雷乌斯将军当时推动好几个原本相互敌对的部落领导人签订一连串的协议。
That kind of strategy worked in Iraq, where General Petraeus engineered a series of agreements with previously hostile tribal leaders.
彼得雷乌斯将军在他对阿富汗战略的审议当中也涉及这种地区性做法，他有一个200人的团队正在研究这种做法。
That kind of regional approach is what General Petraeus is working on in his own Afghanistan strategy review, and he has a 200-member team working on it.
这方面的努力，集中体现在坎大哈发起的夏季攻势，很可能会决定如今彼得雷乌斯将军的使命能否完成。
This effort, concentrated in a summer offensive in Kandahar, is likely to determine the success of what is now General Petraeus's mission.
美国陆军彼得雷乌斯上将说，和两年前美军向伊拉克增兵相比，打击阿富汗反叛分子的进展会较为缓慢。
U. S. Army General David Petraeus says progress against the insurgency in Afghanistan will be slower than during the surge of American forces in Iraq two years ago.
2007年超过3万美军被派往伊拉克的“大规模增兵”政策是由大卫·彼得雷乌斯上将执行的，但是这是盖茨的谋略。
The 'surge' policy, in which an extra 30, 000 us troops were sent to Iraq in 2007, was implemented by General David Petraeus but it was the brainchild of Gates.
2007年超过3万美军被派往伊拉克的“大规模增兵”政策是由大卫·彼得雷乌斯上将执行的，但是这是盖茨的谋略。
The 'surge' policy, in which an extra 30, 000 us troops were sent to Iraq in 2007, was implemented by General David Petraeus but it was the brainchild of Gates.
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