时间:2018-12-16 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2011年(十一月)


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VP Biden Visits Iraq Before US Troops Withdraw


 


U.S. Vice 1 President Joe Biden has made Tuesday a previously 2 unannounced visit to Iraq. The vice president has been meeting with Iraqi leaders, about a month before a deadline for U.S. forces to withdraw from the country.



With the U.S. military mission in Iraq winding 3 down, Vice President Biden went to Baghdad. The visit was designed to help shape the future of the relationship between the two countries.



White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said the vice president's stop in the Iraqi capital shows that President Barack Obama is keeping the promise he made in 2008 to end the Iraq war.



"We are withdrawing the remaining U.S. forces from Iraq, and we are ending that war responsibly and giving the Iraqi people the chance for a better future that they deserve, and also maintaining an important strategic relationship with Iraq," said Biden.



A White House statement says the vice president made the visit to meet with Iraq's leaders and participate in an event recognizing the sacrifices and accomplishments 4 of U.S. and Iraqi troops.









U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, right, walks with the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq James Jeffrey, center, and General Lloyd Austin, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, 2nd left, after his arrival in Baghdad, Iraq, November 29, 2011.




In the meetings with Iraqi leaders, the vice president was expected to focus largely on the future of Washington's military relationship with Iraq. The location of Iraq, between Iran and Syria, makes it an especially strategic U.S. ally.



Officials in Baghdad have said they want U.S. military training help for their security forces. U.S. officials are trying to determine how to help Iraq develop its abilities to fight terrorism.



A suicide car bombing Monday killed at least 19 people at the gates of a prison north of Baghdad. And 15 people died from a series of explosions on Saturday.



The trip to Iraq is Biden's eighth since taking office. The visit was added to a previously-scheduled trip to Turkey and Greece.



Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is scheduled to visit Washington on December 12.



All U.S. forces are to leave Iraq by December 31, under a security agreement the two nations approved in 2008.



About 14,000 U.S. troops remain in Iraq, down from about 170,000 at the war's height.



Almost 4,500 American service members have died in Iraq since the U.S. invaded in March, 2003. The Iraq war is one of the longest military conflicts in U.S. history.



1 vice
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
2 previously
adv.以前,先前(地)
  • The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
  • Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿,解释原先发生了什么。
3 winding
n.绕,缠,绕组,线圈
  • A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
  • The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。
4 accomplishments
n.造诣;完成( accomplishment的名词复数 );技能;成绩;成就
  • It was one of the President's greatest accomplishments. 那是总统最伟大的成就之一。
  • Among her accomplishments were sewing,cooking,playing the piano and dancing. 她的才能包括缝纫、烹调、弹钢琴和跳舞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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