But another Pentagon spokesman, Bryan Whitman, said Monday the strategy review and the troops deployment decision are being conducted in "parallel" and that "time will tell" which is completed first.

但是，五角大楼发言人惠特曼星期一表示，战略审议工作和增兵部署决定正在“平行”进行，要“过一段时间”才能知道哪一个工作能先完成。

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Mr Rudd says he will listen to any request from America for more troops after Mr Obama's review of the Afghanistan strategy, "but listening... does not necessarily mean agreeing."

在奥巴马调整阿富汗战略之后，陆克文称他会听取美国的增兵建议。但听取并不意味着采纳。

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He has also said he wants to review the US military presence in Japan, where 50,000 American troops are stationed.

他也说过会检讨美军驻扎的情形，目前驻日美军约5万名。

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and ask the president of the U.S. to review his scheduled deployment of troops out of Iraq?" "I do not."

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Morrell says the review will also look at how many American troops are needed in Afghanistan.

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Clinton acknowledged that the lingering election dispute has been one of the factors delaying a decision by President Barack Obama in his administration's policy review over whether to commit more U.S.troops to Afghanistan.

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That conclusion prompted Afghan ministers to demand a review of international troops within its borders.

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