what's going on in Iraq these days in the so called surge,

所谓"斩首"的军事行动投入了多少关注
but if you study it as a military problem,

但如果你把它作为一个军事问题来看
then you see how they dealt with that military problem.

你就能看到他们是怎么处理这个军事难题的
It is one of the really most brilliant things I have ever seen,

这的确是我所见过最聪明的手段之一
because to be successful in the war I'm talking about now

因为要取得战争的胜利我是说现在
requires not only shrewd use of military forces for military purposes,

必须在适当利用军事力量达到军事目的之外
but it has to be integrated with constant political negotiation

同时辅以持续不断的政治谈判
and conversation with the natives,

以及和当地人的交流
which has to be associated also with

并且还要实施
certain economic conditions being brought about

一定的经济诱惑
so that the people who might be on the other side

从而将敌方人员笼络为我方人员
can be on your side and then you can have them work for you.

并为我方服务