The US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, said Abdullah's decision to withdraw from the election would not affect the vote's legitimacy.

美国国务卿希拉里·克林顿说，阿卜杜拉退选的决定并不能影响投票的合法性。

youdao

The President made a decision that the United States would withdraw some forces from Korea not because he had concluded that the United States would not use military force to defend those interests but rather because he concluded that those commitments could be met without the continued stationing of American ground forces in Korea.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The Case Against the Halperin Nomination -- First Edition