When America starts drawing down our forces in Iraq, it will be because our military commanders say the conditions on the ground are right -- not because pollsters say it would be good politics.

• 只有当我们的驻地指挥官声明当地形式已经正常--而不是民意测验小组从政治的角度--提出撤军时，我们美国才会开始召回我们在伊拉克的驻军。