2007年VOA标准英语-Iraqi PM: Better-Equipped Iraqi Troops Could Me
时间：2019-02-09 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA标准英语（一月）
Baghdad
18 January 2007
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says if Washington and Baghdad can do a better job of equipping Iraqi troops, there will be less need for multi-national soldiers in his country in a few months. VOA's Jim Randle reports from Baghdad.
Nouri al-Maliki (6 Jan 2007)
Nouri al-Maliki made the remarks in a wide-ranging interview with several journalists Wednesday. According to a Washington Post account of the conversation, Mr. al-Maliki said better-equipped Iraqi forces could mean the need for multi-national forces could be reduced "dramatically" in three to six months.
He said there would need to be a "strong effort" to bolster 1 Iraq's military to make it work.
His comments were echoed Thursday by Iraqi government Spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh.
He said, "We expect that in 2007 Iraqis will have more control of the troops, and the decision will be Iraqi, and this will entitle [allow] to reduce the multi national force."
It is the farthest the prime minister has gone in establishing a possible schedule for reducing the number of U.S. forces. President Bush has proposed temporarily increasing U.S. forces in the country by more than 20,000.
The prime minister also bristled 2 at criticism by President Bush of recent executions in Iraq and comments by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that his administration is on "borrowed time".
Mr. al-Maliki repeated a pledge to crack down on Sunni insurgents 3 and Shi'ite militias 4, including the Mahdi Army of his ally, Moqtada al-Sadr. He also said his forces detained 400 militiamen this week.
Meanwhile, the terrorist violence that Iraqi and U.S. troops are trying to stop continued in Iraq.
This witness says a series of car bombs hit a market, killing 5 and injuring people who were just trying to make a living. The attacks were part of a surge in violence over the past three days.
- The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
- He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。
- The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
- The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
- The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网