广播电视英语短句 第 132 课：最高指挥官-5

General McChrystal was one of the relatively few American officials to develop a good relationship with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. McChrystal 将军是极少数与阿富汗总统 Hamid Karzai 关系很好的美国官员中的一位。

But he never did the same with the American ambassador, Karl Eikenberry, a former commander in Afghanistan . 但是，他与美国大使 Karl Eikenberry 意见从不相同， Karl Eikenberry 是阿富汗前任指挥官。

On Wednesday, President Obama repeated the policy agreed to last fall. 周三，奥巴马总统再次重申了去年秋天通过的政策。

Admiral Mike Mullen, the Joint Chiefs chairman, says the United States should know by the end of this year whether the strategy is working. 美国参谋长联席会议主席， Mike Mullen 海军上将说，美国在今年年底就会知道这种策略是否有效。

If all goes as planned, withdrawals could begin by next July. 如果全部事情都像计划一样，那么，撤军将在明年 7 月开始。