Last Tuesday was the day America took the last of its 120,000 troops off the streets of Iraqi cities, garrisoned them, and began a phased withdrawal from the country, leaving Iraqi forces in charge.

• 上周二美国开始逐渐撤离其在伊拉克城镇驻扎的120，000名作战士兵，只留下部分负责顾问和培训的人员戍守城镇，至此开始了从伊全面撤军的计划，并最终由伊拉克部队接管该国。