Mr Baker, a former secretary of state and a long-time friend of the Bush family, acknowledged that a precipitous withdrawal could cause a bloodbath inside Iraq and perhaps provoke a wider regional war.

• 作为前国务卿，布什家族老朋友的贝克也承认，匆忙的撤军会导致伊拉克内战，甚至引起一场更大范围的地区战争。