The question is whether or not my position, in suggesting that we need to begin a phased withdrawal, we should have begun it earlier, whether that position that I took was a mistake.

问题是是否我的立场——关于建议我们需要开始分阶段撤军，我们应当更早开始撤军——是否这个立场是错误的。

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Linda, President Mubarak has taken the Palestinian position that any Israeli withdrawal should be negotiated with the Palestinians.

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House Democrat John Murtha, who's well respected on military matters, has called for a quick withdrawal, and today Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi endorsed his position.

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And you may remember last spring, I got into quite a back-and- forth with the Pentagon, because I was concerned they were not planning for withdrawal, because that was contrary to their strategy, or their stated position.

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