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1、NEWSANALYSIS1.SuccessesOverseasAreUnlikelytoHelpObamaatHome窗体顶端窗体底端WASHINGTON—PresidentObama’sannouncementthatthelastAmericansoldierswillleaveIraqbytheendofthisyearcappedamomentousweekinwhichhecouldalsotakecreditforhelpingdispatchoneoftheworld’sgreatvillains,Col.Muammarel-Qaddafi.Enlarge

2、ThisImageDougMills/TheNewYorkTimes"Afteradecadeofwar,we'returningthepageandmovingforward,"thepresidenttoldsupportersinane-mailonSaturday.ConventionalwisdomholdsthatnoneofthiswillmattertoMr.Obama’sfrayedpoliticalfortunes,whichwillbedeterminedbytheeconomyratherthanthenotchesheispilinguponh

3、isstatesman’sbelt.YetMr.Obama’swithdrawalfromIraq—acampaignpledgekept—andthesuccessfulNATOaircampaigninLibya—withnoAmericancasualties,andatatinyfractionofthecostofIraq—allowedhimtothreadapoliticalneedle:reaffirminghiscredentialsasawartimeleaderwhilereassuringhisDemocraticbasethatheismaki

4、nggoodonthepromisesthatgothimelected.Thisone-twopunchmayalsostrengthenthepresident’shandagainsthiseventualRepublicanopponent,accordingtoMr.Obama’ssupporters,bydeprivingRepublicansofacudgeltypicallyusedonDemocraticpresidents,thattheyareweakonnationalsecurity.Theswiftandfiercecriticismofhi

5、sIraqdecisionbytheRepublicancandidatesshowshowreluctanttheyaretocedethisadvantagetohim.“Thereisanaggregateeffecttoallthepresident’sforeignpolicysuccesses,”saidBillBurton,aformerWhiteHouseaidewhoisaseniorstrategistatPrioritiesUSAAction,apoliticalactioncommitteebackingtheObamacampaign.“The

6、notionofwhoisastrongerleaderwillbedeeplyinfluencedbythepromisesthepresidentkept.”Mr.BurtonsaidhecouldforeseetelevisionadvertisementsplayingupMr.Obama’sforeignsuccesses,includingthedeathsofbothOsamabinLadenandColonelQaddafi,thoughhedidnotsaywhetherhisgrouphadmadesuchplans.OnSaturday,Mr.Bu

7、rtoncirculatedamemotoproducersoftheSundaytalkshowsdrawingacontrastbetweenthecostoftheIraqwarandthelower-costLibyaoperation.Still,thereislittledoubttheelectionwillbedominatedbytheeconomyandtheweakjobmarket,wherethepresidentisdealingwithasteadydripofbadnewsandscanthopeofimp