英语演讲原文美国总统老布什1991年宣布海湾战争开始.docx
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英语演讲原文美国总统老布什1991年宣布海湾战争开始
美国总统老布什1991年宣布海湾战争开始
GeorgeBush-January16,1991
PresidentGeorgeBush:
Just2hoursago,allied1airforcesbegananattackonmilitarytargetsinIraqandKuwait.TheseattackscontinueasIspeak.Groundforcesarenotengaged.
ThisconflictstartedAugust2ndwhenthedictatorofIraqinvadedasmallandhelplessneighbor.Kuwait--amemberoftheArabLeagueandamemberoftheUnitedNations-wascrushed;itspeople,brutalized.Fivemonthsago,SaddamHusseinstartedthiscruelwaragainstKuwait.Tonight,thebattlehasbeenjoined.
Thismilitaryaction,takeninaccordwithUnitedNationsresolutionsandwiththeconsentoftheUnitedStatesCongress,followsmonthsofconstantandvirtuallyendlessdiplomaticactivityonthepartoftheUnitedNations,theUnitedStates,andmany,manyothercountries.ArableaderssoughtwhatbecameknownasanArabsolution,onlytoconcludethatSaddamHusseinwasunwilling2toleaveKuwait.OtherstraveledtoBaghdadinavarietyofeffortstorestorepeaceandjustice.OurSecretaryofState,JamesBaker3,heldanhistoricmeetinginGeneva,onlytobetotallyrebuffed.Thispastweekend,inalast-ditcheffort,theSecretary-GeneraloftheUnitedNationswenttotheMiddleEastwithpeaceinhisheart--hissecondsuchmission.AndhecamebackfromBaghdadwithnoprogressatallingettingSaddamHusseintowithdrawfromKuwait.
Nowthe28countrieswithforcesintheGulf4areahave
exhausted5allreasonableeffortstoreachapeacefulresolution--havenochoicebuttodriveSaddamfromKuwaitbyforce.Wewillnotfail.
AsIreporttoyou,airattacksareunderwayagainstmilitarytargetsinIraq.Wearedetermined6toknockoutSaddamHussein'snuclearbombpotential.Wewillalsodestroyhischemicalweaponsfacilities.MuchofSaddam'sartillery7andtankswillbedestroyed.Ouroperationsaredesignedtobestprotectthelivesofallthecoalition8forcesbytargetingSaddam'svastmilitaryarsenal9.InitialreportsfromGeneralSchwarzkopfarethatouroperationsareproceeding10accordingtoplan.
Ourobjectivesareclear:
SaddamHussein'sforceswillleaveKuwait.Thelegitimate11governmentofKuwaitwillberestoredtoitsrightfulplace,andKuwaitwillonceagainbefree.IraqwilleventuallycomplywithallrelevantUnitedNationsresolutions,andthen,whenpeaceisrestored,itisourhopethatIraqwillliveasapeacefulandcooperativememberofthefamilyofnations,thusenhancingthesecurityandstabilityoftheGulf.
Somemayask:
Whyactnow?
Whynotwait?
Theanswerisclear:
Theworldcouldwaitnolonger.Sanctions,thoughhavingsomeeffect,showednosignsofaccomplishingtheirobjective.Sanctionsweretriedforwellover5months,andweandouralliesconcludedthatsanctionsalonewouldnotforceSaddamfromKuwait.
Whiletheworldwaited,SaddamHusseinsystematically12raped13,pillaged14,andplundered15atinynation,nothreattohisown.HesubjectedthepeopleofKuwaittounspeakableatrocities16--andamongthosemaimedandmurdered,innocentchildren.
Whiletheworldwaited,Saddamsoughttoaddtothechemicalweaponsarsenalhenowpossesses,aninfinitely17moredangerousweaponofmassdestruction--anuclearweapon.Andwhiletheworldwaited,whiletheworldtalkedpeaceandwithdrawal18,SaddamHusseinduginandmovedmassiveforcesintoKuwait.
Whiletheworldwaited,whileSaddamstalled,moredamagewasbeingdonetothefragileeconomiesoftheThirdWorld,emergingdemocraciesofEasternEurope,totheentireworld,includingtoourowneconomy.
TheUnitedStates,togetherwiththeUnitedNations,exhaustedeverymeansatourdisposaltobringthiscrisistoapeacefulend.However,SaddamclearlyfeltthatbystallingandthreateninganddefyingtheUnitedNations,hecouldweakentheforcesarrayedagainsthim.
Whiletheworldwaited,SaddamHusseinmeteveryoverture19ofpeacewithopencontempt.Whiletheworldprayedforpeace,Saddampreparedforwar.
IhadhopedthatwhentheUnitedStatesCongress,inhistoricdebate,tookitsresolute20action,SaddamwouldrealizehecouldnotprevailandwouldmoveoutofKuwaitinaccordwiththeUnitedNationresolutions.Hedidnotdothat.Instead,heremainedintransigent,certainthattimewasonhisside.
SaddamwaswarnedoverandoveragaintocomplywiththewilloftheUnitedNations:
LeaveKuwait,orbedrivenout.Saddamhasarrogantly21rejectedallwarnings.Instead,hetriedtomakethisadisputebetweenIraqandtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
Well,hefailed.Tonight,28nations--countriesfrom5continents,EuropeandAsia,Africa,andtheArabLeague-haveforcesintheGulfareastanding22shouldertoshoulderagainstSaddamHussein.Thesecountrieshadhopedtheuseofforcecouldbeavoided.Regrettably,wenowbelievethatonlyforcewillmakehimleave.
Priortoorderingourforcesintobattle,Iinstructedourmilitarycommanderstotakeeverynecessarysteptoprevailasquicklyaspossible,andwiththegreatestdegreeofprotectionpossibleforAmericanandalliedservicemenandwomen.I'vetoldtheAmericanpeoplebeforethatthiswillnotbeanotherVietnam,andIrepeatthisheretonight.Ourtroopswillhavethebestpossiblesupportintheentireworld,andtheywillnotbeaskedtofightwithonehandtiedbehindtheirback.I'mhopefulthatthisfightingwillnotgoonforlongandthatcasualtieswillbeheldtoanabsoluteminimum.
Thisisanhistoricmoment.Wehaveinthispastyearmadegreatprogressinendingthelongeraofconflictandcoldwar.Wehavebeforeustheopportunitytoforgeforourselvesandforfuturegenerationsanewworldorder--aworldwheretheruleoflaw,notthelawofthejungle,governstheconductofnations.Whenwearesuccessful--andwewillbe--wehavearealchanceatthisnewworldorder,anorderinwhichacredible23UnitedNationscanuseitspeacekeepingroletofulfill24thepromiseandvisionoftheU.N.'sfounders25.
WehavenoargumentwiththepeopleofIraq.Indeed,for
theinnocentscaughtinthisconflict,Iprayfortheirsafety.OurgoalisnottheconquestofIraq.ItistheliberationofKuwait.ItismyhopethatsomehowtheIraqipeoplecan,evennow,convincetheirdictatorthathemustlaydownhisarms,leaveKuwait,andletIraqitselfrejointhefamilyofpeace-lovingnations.
ThomasPainewrotemanyyearsago:
"Thesearethetimesthattrymen'ssouls.''Thosewell-knownwordsaresoverytruetoday.Butevenasplanesofthemultinational26forcesattackIraq,Iprefertothinkofpeace,notwar.Iamconvincednotonlythatwewillprevailbutthatoutofthehorrorofcombatwillcometherecognitionthatnonationcanstandagainstaworldunited,nonationwillbepermittedtobrutally27assaultitsneighbor.
NoPresidentcaneasilycommitoursonsanddaughterstowar.TheyaretheNation'sfinest.Oursisanall-volunteerforce,magnificentlytrained,highlymotivated.Thetroopsknowwhythey'rethere.Andlistentowhattheysay,forthey'vesaiditbetterthananyPresidentorPrimeMinisterevercould.
ListentoHollywoodHuddleston,Marine28lancecorporal.Hesays,"Let'sfreethesepeople,sowecangohomeandbefreeagain.''Andhe'sright.TheterriblecrimesandtorturescommittedbySaddam'shenchmenagainsttheinnocentpeopleofKuwaitareanaffront29tomankindandachallengetothefreedomofall.
Listentooneofourgreatofficersoutthere,MarineLieutenant30GeneralWalterBoomer.Hesaid:
"Therearethingsworthfightingfor.Aworldinwhichbrutality31andlawlessnessareallowedtogouncheckedisn'tthekindofworldwe'regoingtowanttolivein.''
ListentoMasterSergeant32J.P.Kendallofthe82ndAirborne:
"We'rehereformorethanjustthepriceofagallonofgas.Whatwe'redoingisgoingtochartthefutureoftheworldforthenext100years.It'sbettertodealwiththisguynowthan5yearsfromnow.''
Andfinally,weshouldallsitupandlistentoJackieJones,anArmylieutenant,whenshesays,"Ifwelethimgetawaywiththis,whoknowswhat'sgoingtobenext?
''
IhavecalleduponHollywoodandWalterandJ.P.andJackieandalltheircourageous33comrades-in-armstodowhatmustbedone.Tonight,Americaandtheworldaredeeplygratefultothemandtotheirfamilies.Andletmesaytoeveryonelisteningorwatchingtonight:
Whenthetroopswe'vesentinfinishtheirwork,Iamdeterminedtobringthemhomeassoonaspossible.
Tonight,asourforcesfight,theyandtheirfamiliesareinourprayers.MayGodblesseachandeveryoneofthem,andthecoalitionforcesatoursideintheGulf,andmayHecontinuetoblessournation,theUnitedStatesofAmerica.
GeorgeBush-January16,1991
■文章重点单词注释:
1
allied
adj.协约国的;同盟国的
参考例句:
BritainwasalliedwiththeUnitedStatesmanytimesinhistory.历史上英
国曾多次与美国结盟。
Alliedforcessustainedheavylossesinthefirstfewweeksofthecampaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。
2
unwilling
adj.不情愿的参考例句:
Thenativeswereunwillingtobebentbycolonialpower.土著居民不愿受
殖民势力的摆布。
Histightfistedemployerwasunwillingtogivehimaraise.他那吝啬的雇主
不肯给他加薪。
3baker
n.面包师参考例句:
Thebakerbakeshisbreadinthebakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
Thebakerfrostedthecakewithamixtureofsugarandwhitesofeggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。
4
gulfn.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂参考例句:
Thegulfbetweenthetwoleaderscannotbebridged.两位领导人之间的鸿
沟难以跨越。
Thereisagulfbetweenthetwocities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
5exhaustedadj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的参考例句:
Itwasalonghaulhomeandwearrivedexhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特
别长,到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
Jennywasexhaustedbythehustleofcitylife.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得
筋疲力尽。
6determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
IhavedeterminedongoingtoTibetaf
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