玻利维亚抨击美国军事援助叙利亚反政府武装

 　　LA PAZ, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The Bolivian government on Monday criticized the United States for arming Syrian rebels, warning that the move would only intensify¹ and prolong a conflict that has already killed tens of thousands in that country.

　　Bolivia "rejects any intervention² in the internal conflicts of any country in the world, such as supporting a domestic armed conflict with weapons, as is the case with Syria," Bolivian President Evo Morales told a press conference in the presidential palace in La Paz.

　　The United States' support of Syrian rebels with arms aims to " deepen the civil conflict" that has battered³ that country for more than two years, he accused.

　　Bolivia hailed the decision by some countries, including Russia and China, to condemn⁴ the U.S. move, and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's warning that arming the rebels is tantamount to intervention.

　　The United Nations "has observed that supporting a group opposed to the (Syrian) government with weapons is another means of intervention," and "any problem in any country calls for peaceful solutions," said Morales.

　　Morales also described as "false" allegations that military intervention by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) helped resolve the fighting in Libya.

　　Foreign intervention by the United States, NATO or UN peacekeeping troops rarely seek to bring peace, but instead aim to take control of the occupied country's natural resources, Morales said.

　　Interventionist governments are mistaken to think they can break the will of a nation, such as Syria, where people have the awareness⁵ and willingness to defend their natural resources, he added.

1 intensify   

vt.加强；变强；加剧

参考例句：

• We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
• They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。

2 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

3 battered   

adj.磨损的；v.连续猛击；磨损

参考例句：

• He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
• The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。

4 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

5 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。