求教一个BBC新闻的句子

lijiesjtu

There are growing fears that with last American soldier gone from Iraq, the country could descend into an all-out sectarian conflict.

今天在看bbc的新闻，这个句子的红色部分，为啥要用gone？起的是什么作用？

sdcar2010

gone from Iraq = having departed from Iraq

juliusdeng

独立主格结构，这里的gone是adj

泾渭不凡

gone from Iraq = having departed from Iraq

-- by 会员 sdcar2010 (2011/12/30 14:10:04)

为什么我理解的是gone——死去的战士？反正是分词后置修饰名词。

sdcar2010

gone from Iraq = having departed from Iraq

-- by 会员 sdcar2010 (2011/12/30 14:10:04)

为什么我理解的是gone——死去的战士？反正是分词后置修饰名词。

-- by 会员 泾渭不凡 (2011/12/30 21:05:30)

gone from Iraq. dead from Iraq? No. dead IN Iraq.

Also the second half of the sentence fits the following meaning:
Since the American arm has left Iraq, no one could stop the sectarian violence in Iraq.

泾渭不凡

gone from Iraq = having departed from Iraq

-- by 会员 sdcar2010 (2011/12/30 14:10:04)

为什么我理解的是gone——死去的战士？反正是分词后置修饰名词。

-- by 会员 泾渭不凡 (2011/12/30 21:05:30)

gone from Iraq. dead from Iraq? No. dead IN Iraq.

Also the second half of the sentence fits the following meaning:
Since the American arm has left Iraq, no one could stop the sectarian violence in Iraq.

-- by 会员 sdcar2010 (2011/12/30 21:39:37)

Fair enough~thank you for clarification.