When we see some of what our allies are doing, when we see some of the efforts to basically disengage from the conflict, to wash their hands—whatever term you want to use—the issue is, are we going to be faced with the situation that this will ultimately be recognized as an event in which, as much as the individual professionalism of our forces came forward, the allied effort was unsuccessful?
Quand nous voyons ce que font nos alliés, quand nous voyons leurs efforts pour se retirer du conflit, se décharger de leurs responsabilités — appelez cela comme vous voudrez —, au bout du compte, en dépit du professionnalisme individuel de nos forces, les gens diront-ils que les efforts déployés par les alliés se sont révélés infructueux?