1·McCain said he wants to see McChrystal use the same aggressive approach employed during the troop surge in Iraq.
麦凯恩说,他希望麦克里斯特尔将军能采用类似于以前向伊拉克增兵的大刀阔斧的措施。
2·He said before the so-called troop surge, the fight in Iraq was faltering, and extremists were succeeding in their efforts to plunge the country into chaos.
他说,在增兵之前,伊拉克的战斗停滞不前,极端分子成功地使伊拉克陷入混乱。
3·John McCain has blasted Obama for opposing last year's US troop surge that many credit for helping bring a fragile stability to Iraq that could pave the way for future troop reductions.
麦凯恩曾抨击奥巴马去年反对美国向伊拉克增兵。很多人认为,那次增兵有助于在伊拉克实现脆弱的稳定。
4·Since they left, a US troop surge and heightened counterinsurgency efforts have led to a substantial drop in violence – and a drop in front-page news stories covering the side-effects of the Iraq war.
在她们离开后,美军提高了对反抗力量的打击和控制,使暴力行为有了明示的下降,新闻头条故事的减少也掩盖了伊拉克战争留下的副作用。
5·He recommended that troop levels be maintained at around 140, 000 once the withdrawal of 30, 000 troops sent to Iraq in a "surge" operation is completed in July.
他同时还建议,在七月份通过“增兵”行动把3万驻美军撤回后,驻伊拉克军力数量应维持在14万左右。
6·As an early supporter of the surge strategy in Iraq, I know that turning around this situation will require more than just increased troop levels.
作为一名很早就支持伊拉克增兵政策的人,我很清楚扭转这一状况需要的不止是增加兵力。
7·The troop withdrawals from Afghanistan will begin next month, as Obama promised when he ordered the surge in a speech 18 months ago at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.
阿富汗撤军将从下个月正式开始,兑现了奥巴马18个月前在纽约西点军校增兵演讲上所做出的承诺。
8·That effect was especially strong in the period after the surge in U.S. troop levels, from 2007 on.
这一效应在2007年美军人数增加的水平上会尤为明显。
9·Petraeus has indicated that once troop levels in Iraq return to pre-surge levels of about 140, 000 by July, he would like a pause in the troop drawdown to evaluate the security situation.
彼得雷乌斯表示,在驻伊美军的数量下降到增兵之前的水平以后,他希望暂停撤军,评估安全局势。 按照现在的计划,驻伊美军将在7月之前减少到增兵前的大约14万人。
10·It also showed that fifty-eight percent believe the troop increase, known as the surge, has not helped the situation in Iraq.
还有58%的人认为增兵伊拉克,即所称的大批进驻,并不会对伊形势有所帮助。