2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Vows to Veto Legislation Calling for US Ir

By Scott Stearns
White House
23 March 2007

U.S. President George Bush says he will veto an emergency spending bill for the war in Iraq because opposition² Democrats³ attached a timetable for the withdrawal⁴ of troops there. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story.

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President Bush makes statement on U.S. House of Representatives approval of bill on Iraq troop withdrawal at White House, 23 Mar 2007

President Bush says House Democrats have shown they are willing to undermine gains he says U.S. troops are making in Iraq in order to score political points in Washington.

"The purpose of the emergency war spending bill I requested was to provide our troops with vital funding," he said. "Instead, Democrats in the House, in an act of political theater, voted to substitute their judgment⁵ for that of our military commanders on the ground in Iraq."

The bill provides $95 billion for U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan with a September 2008 deadline for the withdrawal of most American forces in Iraq. The legislation moves up that timetable if Iraq's government does not meet political, security, and economic benchmarks.

Repeating his vow⁶ to veto the legislation, President Bush says the bill has no chance of becoming law.

"Today's action in the House does only one thing. It delays the delivery of vital resources for our troops," said President Bush.

President Bush says Democrats want to make clear that they oppose the war in Iraq, and they've made their point.

"For some, that is not enough," he said. "These Democrats believe that the longer they can delay funding for our troops, the more likely they are to force me to accept restrictions⁷ on our commanders, an artificial timetable for withdrawal, and their pet spending projects. This is not going to happen."

A public opinion poll by Newsweek magazine says nearly 70 percent of Americans disapprove⁸ of the way the president is handing the war. 61 percent believe the United States is losing ground in efforts to establish security and democracy in Iraq.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the American people see the reality of the war in Iraq, and President Bush does not.

"The American people do not support a war without end, and neither should this Congress," she said.

It was a close House vote, largely along party lines, making it highly unlikely that Democrats could find the two-thirds majority needed to override⁹ the president's promised veto.

1 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

5 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

6 vow   

n.誓(言)，誓约；v.起誓，立誓

参考例句：

• My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.我父母许愿，每星期日都去做礼拜。
• I am under a vow to drink no wine.我已立誓戒酒。

7 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

8 disapprove   

v.不赞成，不同意，不批准

参考例句：

• I quite disapprove of his behaviour.我很不赞同他的行为。
• She wants to train for the theatre but her parents disapprove.她想训练自己做戏剧演员，但她的父母不赞成。

9 override   

vt.不顾，不理睬，否决；压倒，优先于

参考例句：

• The welfare of a child should always override the wishes of its parents.孩子的幸福安康应该永远比父母的愿望来得更重要。
• I'm applying in advance for the authority to override him.我提前申请当局对他进行否决。