‘Iraq quagmire real threat to US’ '伊拉克的泥潭，真正威胁美国
The US is not capable of protecting itself from the threats to its security as far as it is entangled in Iraq, Democratic lawmakers say. 美国是没有能力保护自己，从安全威胁而言，因为它是纠缠在伊拉克，民主党议员说。
Democrats criticized the Bush administration’s war policy during the second day of testimony to Congress by Gen. David Petraeus, US commander in Iraq, and Ambassador Ryan Crocker on Wednesday.民主党人批评布什政府的战争政策，在第二天的证词向国会由将军大卫彼得雷乌斯，美军指挥官在伊拉克，和瑞安大使克罗克于周三。
Democratic senators, as well as some Republicans, also expressed frustration that an end to the Iraq deployment did not appear to be in sight.民主党参议员，以及一些共和党人也表示沮丧结束伊拉克部署似乎并没有被在在望。
“We and the American people must ask: Why should we stay in Iraq in large numbers?” asked Rep. Ike Skelton, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. “我们和美国人民要问：我们为什么要留在伊拉克，在大量” ？问众议员的IKE skelton ，内务委员会主席的武装服务委员会。
Democrats also told Gen. Petraeus and Ryan Crocker that President George W. Bush has failed to focus on the bigger threat of al-Qaeda from the Afghan-Pakistan border.民主党人还告诉将军彼得雷乌斯和瑞安克罗克，布什总统并没有着眼于更大的威胁，盖达组织从阿富汗和巴基斯坦边境。
Petraeus, however, said al Qaeda leaders “still view Iraq as the central front in their global strategy, (and) send funding, direction and foreign fighters to Iraq.”彼得雷乌斯，不过，说，盖达组织领袖“的看法仍然是伊拉克作为中部战线在其全球战略， （和）发送的经费，方向和外国武装分子向伊拉克” 。
He said relentless pressure must be maintained to keep al-Qaeda from regrouping in Iraq.他说，无情必须保持压力，保持盖达组织从集结在伊拉克。
Meanwhile, President George W. Bush met on Wednesday with members of Congress from both parties to discuss Iraq and was to make a speech on the situation there on Thursday morning.与此同时，美国总统布什会见了周三与国会议员们从当事双方讨论伊拉克问题，并作出讲话，对那里的局势对周四上午。
The US has 160,000 troops in Iraq after boosting the force last year.美国16.0万部队在伊拉克之后，推动部队去年。 The Pentagon has begun to pull about 20,000 of those extra combat troops out.五角大楼已开始撤出约2.0万，这些额外的作战部队。 Once that pullout is finished in July, the US force in Iraq will stand at 140,000.一旦撤离，是完成今年7月，美军在伊拉克将站在140000 。
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