A group of Democratic and Republican senators have begun drafting legislation that would require Iraq to fund more of the war costs that Americans are now paying.
一些民主党和共和党议员开始起草一项法案，要求伊拉克承担更多的现在由美国承担的战争费用。
Three members of the Senate Armed Services Committee told a news conference Thursday that Iraq should begin paying some of the costs of the war and reconstruction of the country.
参议院武装部队委员会的三名成员星期四召开记者会表示，伊拉克应当开始支付伊拉克的战争跟重建的部分费用。
They note that Iraq has a budget surplus as a result of the rising price of its oil exports, while the United States is grappling with budget deficits and other economic problems.
他们指出，由于出口石油价格不断增长，伊拉克现在有预算盈余，而美国则在跟预算赤字�