最后一批美军已经撤出伊拉克。美军最初于2003年部署到伊拉克，以推翻当时的领导人萨达姆·侯赛因。
The last remaining US troops have left Iraq. The US military was first deployed to Iraq back in 2003 to depose its leader, Saddam Hussein.
随后，美国面临了一系列在侯赛因被推翻后爆发的危机。伊拉克陷入了暴力循环，国家实力遭到严重削弱。
It later faced a series of crises that ensued after the ousting of Hussein. Iraq became embroiled in a cycle of violence that considerably weakened the country.
尽管美国可能阻止了该国的崩溃，但它也被指责加剧了随之而来的混乱。伊拉克政府现在将面对一个新的现实。它能胜任这项工作吗？谁又将从美国最终撤出伊拉克中获益？主持人：达琳·阿布盖达（Dareen Abughaida）嘉宾：艾哈迈德·鲁什迪（Ahmed Rushdi）——伊拉克专长基金会主席。
While the US may have prevented the collapse of the state, it’s also accused of contributing to the subsequent chaos that engulfed it. The Iraqi government will now be dealing with a new reality. Is it up to the job? And who stands to gain from the US finally leaving Iraq? Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Ahmed Rushdi – President of the House of Iraqi Expertise Foundation.
肯尼斯·卡茨曼（Kenneth Katzman）——苏凡中心（The Soufan Center）高级研究员，专攻中东地缘政治和美国外交政策。
Kenneth Katzman – Senior fellow at The Soufan Center specialising in Middle East geopolitics and US foreign policy.
阿卜杜拉·谢伊吉（Abdullah Alshayji）——科威特大学政治学教授，专攻美国政治和海湾安全。
Abdullah Alshayji – Professor of political science at Kuwait University specialising in US politics and Gulf security.