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Washington
17 July 2007
Terrorism topped the agenda for U.S. President George Bush as he met Tuesday with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story.
President Bush, right, listens to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, 17 July 2007 |
But the president focused on terrorism in remarks to reporters following his meeting with the secretary-general on a day when a new intelligence estimate says al-Qaida remains4 determined5 to attack the United States.
Mr. Bush says those terrorists would be a lot stronger today if U.S. troops had not stayed on the offensive. He again sought to use the 2001 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington to help justify6 an unpopular war in Iraq, saying it is in America's interest to defeat al-Qaida overseas to prevent future attacks at home.
"These people have sworn allegiance to the very same man who ordered the attack on September the 11th, 2001, Osama bin7 Laden8. And they want us to leave parts of the world, like Iraq, so they can establish a safe haven9 from which to spread their poisonous ideology10. And we are steadfast11 in our determination to not only protect the American people, but to protect these young democracies," he said.
The U.N. secretary-general says Iraq is a problem for the whole world and his organization is prepared to help the Iraqi government overcome its difficulties.
"We are going to help their political facilitation, as well as economic and social reconstruction12. And we also are going to continue the international compact process for Iraq, as well as expanded foreign ministers meeting. This will provide good opportunity for Iraqi people and international community to work together for peace and security in Iraq," he said.
Mr. Ban Monday cautioned against any rapid withdrawal13 of U.S. forces from Iraq saying that could lead to a further deterioration14 of the security situation.
President Bush says it is too soon to judge whether his decision to send 30,000 more troops to Iraq is working. Opposition15 Democrats16 want a timetable for withdrawal that would have all U.S. combat forces out of Iraq by next April.
The president and secretary-general also discussed Iran, North Korea, Afghanistan, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and global climate change.
1 humanitarian | |
n.人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者 | |
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2 investigations | |
(正式的)调查( investigation的名词复数 ); 侦查; 科学研究; 学术研究 | |
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3 killings | |
谋杀( killing的名词复数 ); 突然发大财,暴发 | |
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4 remains | |
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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adj.坚定的;有决心的 | |
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6 justify | |
vt.证明…正当(或有理),为…辩护 | |
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7 bin | |
n.箱柜;vt.放入箱内;[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件 | |
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8 laden | |
adj.装满了的;充满了的;负了重担的;苦恼的 | |
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9 haven | |
n.安全的地方,避难所,庇护所 | |
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10 ideology | |
n.意识形态,(政治或社会的)思想意识 | |
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adj.固定的,不变的,不动摇的;忠实的;坚贞不移的 | |
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12 reconstruction | |
n.重建,再现,复原 | |
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13 withdrawal | |
n.取回,提款;撤退,撤军;收回,撤销 | |
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14 deterioration | |
n.退化;恶化;变坏 | |
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15 opposition | |
n.反对,敌对 | |
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16 democrats | |
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 ) | |
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