U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has made Tuesday a previously 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. 美国副总统拜登星期二对

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The U.S. military says the number of its troops in Iraq is now less than 50,000, the lowest level since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. 美国军方说,目前驻伊拉克美军不足5万人,是2003年出兵伊拉克以来的最低水平。 The ann

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Iraqi officials testifying before a committee of Congress have urged the United States to be cautious in how it withdraws military forces from their country. Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi and another member of Iraq's parliament also said Thursday

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Officials in Somalia's transitional federal government are expressing deep concern about the future of the government after its chief military backer and political ally, Ethiopia, announced its intention to withdraw its forces from Somalia by the end

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Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has made his first official trip to Washington to meet U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. During his visit, Smith made clear that the new Australian government will go ahead with its plan to withdraw i

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U.S. President Donald Trump is talking about withdrawing American troops from the war-torn Middle Eastern nation of Syria. The Pentagon has said there are around 2,000 U.S. troops there. Their main mission has been to fight the ISIS terrorist group,

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The United States observes Veterans Day November 11, a national holiday to remember and honor military veterans of all wars. Veterans Day dates back to the end of World War I in 1918. This year it falls less than two months before all U.S. troops are

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The top U.S. military commander in Iraq, Army General Ray Odierno, said Tuesday that American combat forces have completed the planned withdrawal from Baghdad and other urban areas. 美军驻伊拉克最高指挥官、陆军将军奥迪耶诺星期二说

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Secretary Gates said that as much as he would like to see foreign troops leave Afghanistan, it is impossible to foresee when that might happen. 美国国防部长盖茨表示,尽管从阿富汗撤出外国军队是一个长远目标,但是不可能

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Washington Closely Monitoring Rising Tensions Between Nuclear Rivals华盛顿密切关注印巴紧张关系 The United States is closely watching escalating tensions between Pakistan and India. While U.S. focus in the region is on the American troop

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今天我们要学的词是hasten。Hasten, 的意思是催促,加速。 A new study found that exposure to bullying and child abuse hastens children's biological aging, 一项新研究发现,霸凌和虐待会加快儿童的生理衰老。 Austr

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In congressional testimony this week, the top U.S. military and civilian officials in Iraq reported what they called real but fragile progress, and urged caution in any discussion of further U.S. troop withdrawals, beyond the end of the surge in July

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Britain's defense secretary has announced plans to reduce troop levels in southern Iraq have been postponed after a recent flare-up of violence around the city of Basra. 英国国防大臣宣布,推迟实行精简派驻伊拉克南部的军队的计划

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The major U.S. presidential candidates highlighted their positions on the Iraq war in high-profile Senate hearings that featured testimony from the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus. Republican Senator John McCain and Democr

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President Bush says America's election-year politics will not affect his commitment to keep U.S. troops in Iraq. Mr. Bush says his decision to send more troops to Iraq has helped improve security. 布什总统说,美国选举年的政治气氛不会影

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he hopes to pull more American troops out of Iraq after a brief pause in withdrawals in July or August. Gates made his comments en route to Australia, which he says will continue to play a military role in Ira

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U.S. President George Bush says Russia may be violating the terms of a cease-fire in Georgia less than a day after agreeing to stop the fighting in the former Soviet republic. The president spoke amid reports that a Russian military convoy had presse

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Russia has stopped all military cooperation with NATO after alliance foreign ministers said future ties depend on Russia pulling back troops in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. The Bush administration says Russia is violating an agreement to wi

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今天我们要学的词是business as usual。 Business as usual, 是一切如常,一切照旧的意思。 After the Olympics, Beijing will be back to business as usual, 奥运会结束后,北京的一切都要回归正常。 北约外长上星期

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