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It was not he who sent troops into the credibility-sapping streets of Baghdad.
My comments:
Sap is the watery substance in a plant, without which the plant weakens and withers.
As a verb, is something saps, it weakens and loses power.
The credibility-sapping streets of Bagdad?
That means sending troops to Iraq leads to the gradual loss of American credibility in the world.
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About the author:
Zhang Xin（張欣） has been with China Daily since 1988, when he graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University. Write him at: zhangxin@chinadaily.com.cn, or raise a question for potential use in a future column.
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