Bush to Outline 'Clear Strategy for Iraq' in Prime Time Spee

 

Meredith Buel
 
President Bush on Monday will outline what the White House is calling a clear strategy for Iraq, in a speech less than six weeks before the scheduled handover of sovereignty to an interim¹ government in Baghdad.

At the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, President Bush will outline his administration's plans for Iraq, as the Coalition² Provisional Authority prepares to transfer sovereignty on June 30.

White House spokesman Trent Duffy told reporters on board Air Force One, the Bush administration is approaching a pivotal phase in Iraq.

He says Mr. Bush will address a number of topics, including the handover of power, security, the latest on the diplomatic front and reconstruction³ efforts in what he called the context of keeping Iraq on a path of progress to democracy.
While the speech will be given at 8:00 at night. Mr. Duffy says, the White House has not asked the major American television networks to interrupt their prime time broadcasts to cover the speech live.

Cable news networks are expected to carry the address to an American and global audience.

In a commencement address Friday at Louisiana State University, President Bush said the United States would not be intimidated⁴ by attacks on Americans.
"We live in historic times, when the will and character of America are being tested," Mr. Bush said. "We're at war with enemies that have many destructive ambitions, and one overriding⁵ goal: They want to spread their ideology⁶ of hatred⁷ by forcing America to retreat from the world, in weakness and fear. Yet, they're finding that Americans are not the running kind. When this country makes a commitment, we see it through."

Mr. Bush renewed his pledge to stay the course in Iraq, but made no specific mention of the recent upsurge in violence or a growing prisoner abuse scandal that have pushed the president's approval ratings to new lows.

"We have an historic opportunity, the establishment of a peaceful and democratic Iraq at the heart of the Middle East, which will remove a danger, strike a blow against terrorists, and make America and the world more secure," the president said. "We will complete the mission for which so many have served and sacrificed. And the world can be certain we will defend the freedom and security of this nation, whatever it takes."

On Monday night, and in speeches in the coming weeks, President Bush is expected to discuss in detail the transition of power in Iraq.

At the United Nations in New York, the United States and Britain are currently drafting a new resolution to provide international backing for the new government in Baghdad.

注释：
strategy [5strAtidVi] n. 策略，军略
handover [5hAndEuvE] n. 移交
sovereignty [5sCvrinti] n. 主权国家
interim [5intErim] adj. 中间的，临时的
pivotal [5pivEtEl] adj. 关键的
Louisiana [lu(:)7i:zi5AnE] n. 路易斯安那，（美国南部的州名）
overriding [EuvE5raidiN] adj. 最重要的，高于一切的
ideology [7aidi5ClEdVi] n. 意识形态
hatred [5heitrid] n.憎恨，仇恨
retreat [ri5tri:t] vi. 撤退
pledge [pledV] n. 保证，誓言
upsurge [Qp5sE:dV] n. 高潮
scandal [5skAndl] n. 丑闻
terrorist [5terErist] n. 恐怖分子
mission [5miFEn] n. 使命
sacrificed [5sAkrifais] v. 牺牲
Baghdad [bA^dAd] n. 巴格达（伊拉克首都）

1 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

2 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

3 reconstruction   

n.重建，再现，复原

参考例句：

• The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
• In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。

4 intimidated   

v.恐吓；威胁adj.害怕的；受到威胁的

参考例句：

• We try to make sure children don't feel intimidated on their first day at school. 我们努力确保孩子们在上学的第一天不胆怯。
• The thief intimidated the boy into not telling the police. 这个贼恫吓那男孩使他不敢向警察报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 overriding   

a.最主要的

参考例句：

• Development is of overriding importance. 发展是硬道理
• My overriding concern is to raise the standards of state education. 我最关心的是提高国民教育水平。

6 ideology   

n.意识形态，(政治或社会的)思想意识

参考例句：

• The ideology has great influence in the world.这种思想体系在世界上有很大的影响。
• The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意识思想和灵感鼓动之间找到一个折衷。

7 hatred   

n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨

参考例句：

• He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
• The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。