At the same time, the Administration had worried that the Iraqis would spring a dramatic surprise, offering, perhaps, a partial withdrawal, which would have frayed the coalition against Saddam and made Congress less likely to authorize Bush to use force.

• 与此同时，布什政府曾经担心，伊拉克人会搞出什么戏剧性的出人意料的一着，也许伊方会提出部分撤军，这就会使反萨达姆联盟四分五裂，会使国会不大可能授权布什动用武力。