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英语演讲原文PressBriefingbyTonySnow
PressBriefingbyTonySnow
August30,2007
1:
04P.M.EDT
MR.SNOW:
Hello,everyone.AquickannouncementbeforeItakeyourquestions.PresidentBushwillwelcomePortuguesePrimeMinisterJoséSócratestotheWhiteHouseonSeptember17,2007,inthePrimeMinister'sdualroleasPrimeMinisterandheadoftheEuropeanUnionpresidency.PresidentBushlooksforwardtodiscussingabroadrangeofissuesofsharedinterest,includingAfghanistan,theMiddleEast,transatlanticrelations,advancingpeaceandsecurityinAfghanistanandtheMiddleEast,endinggenocideinDarfur,enhancingcooperationoninternationaltrade,counterterrorism,energysecurityandclimatechange.ThePresidentwelcomestheopportunitytodiscusswiththePrimeMinisterwaystobuildonourstrongrelationswiththeEuropeanUnionunderPortugueseleadership.
Questions.
QIstheadministrationtryingtogetGAOtorevisesomeoftheirassessmentsintheirIraqreport?
MR.SNOW:
No,atthispoint,Idon'tthink--youtalkaboutrevisingassessmentsandyou'vegotadraftreportthat'sbeenmakingitswayaround--thePentagonhassuggestedthattherearesomefactual--itbelievesithassomecompellingfactsthatmaybearonsomeoftheconclusionsthathavebeendrawn.Butit'smyunderstandingthat,typically--
QInwhatarea?
MR.SNOW:
I'llreferyoubacktothePentagononthat.Butthefactisthatthesearereportsthatgetcirculatedaroundforcommentandapparentlythereweresomecomments.ItalkedtoGeoffMorrellaboutit--IknowhemadesomecommentstothePentagonpresscorpstoday.Butthey'llhaveto--obviouslythey'regoingtobepeopleprovidingsomefactualinputandsomeinputintothereport.
QTheadministration,ortheWhiteHouseisnotveryenthusiasticaboutthisreport--isthatcorrect?
MR.SNOW:
No,Idon't--no.Ithinkwhatwe'vesuggestedis,numberone,thatthestandardthatissetbythelegislationistoassesswhetherabenchmarkhasbeenmet.Well,look,it'snosecretthatmanyofthebenchmarkshavenotbeenmet.Whatissignificantisthatthere'sprogresstowardagreatnumberofthem.
Again,you'reaskingus--you'reaskingmeatthispointtomakedetailedcommentonadraftreport.I'mnotgoingtodoit.Let'swaitandseewhatGAOhastoreport.Itclearlyhasbeenleakedbysomepeoplewhowanttogetsomeoftheearlythinkingout,butwe'llgetareportnextTuesday,Ithink,andwe'llbeableto--
QButwouldn'titfairtoassumethattheadministrationhasaninterestinmakingitappearbetterthanthenegativewayinwhichitseemsinthedraft?
MR.SNOW:
No,Ithinktheadministration'sinterestismakingsurethatwegetafullpictureofwhat'sgoingoninIraq.Andfrankly,thepeoplewhoaregoingtobebestabletodothatarethefolkswholiveandworkthereeveryday,andthatwouldbeGeneralPetraeusandAmbassadorCrocker.
Thereareanumberofreportscomingout.WehavetheNIE,obviously.There'stheJonesCommissionreport.Sotherearealotofreports.It'saseasonofreports.ButwearecertainlylookingforwardtohearingfromtheGeneralwhoisinchargeofoveralloperationsandtheAmbassadorwhoworksthereeveryday,thefolkswhohavearealgraspofgroundtruth.Allthesereportsobviouslyareinteresting.
QDemocratsaresayingthatthisGAOreportbasicallyshowsthatPresidentBush'sIraqstrategyisnotworking.Howdoyourespondtothem?
Whyshouldtheynotviewitthatway?
MR.SNOW:
Well,numberone,theyoughttotalktotheDemocratswhohavejustcomebackfromIraqwhosaidjusttheopposite.So,Imean,you'vehadSenatorDurbin,SenatorLevin.YouhadanumberofkeyDemocratswhohavecomebackandtalkedabout--SenatorBiden,even--suggestingthattherehavebeen,infact,significantchangesunderthesurgeandtherehavebeensignificantprogress.
Again,Iwould--ifyoutakealookatwhatCongresshasmandatedforthisreport,itsays,haveyoumetthese?
Haveyoumettheminfull?
Well,theansweris,you'regoingtofindinalotofcases,ofcoursetheyhaven'tmetthem.Now,therealquestionis,doyouhaveprogressintherightdirection?
TheotherthingIwouldsuggestisthatitwouldbeamistaketolimitone'sviewofwhatgoesoninIraqtothebenchmarks.Forinstance,amongthebenchmarksarenotthefactthatSunniIraqishave,infact,turnedagainstalQaedaandhavereallyopenedupafrontagainstalQaedathatisofenormoussignificance,andalsocreatesapossibilityofgreaterpoliticalreconciliationinthelongrun,aswell.
Sowhatyou'regoingtoseefromAmbassadorCrockerandfromGeneralPetraeusisaviewofwhat'sgoingoninIraqthat'sbroadersimplythanthebenchmarks.AndIthinkifyoutakealookevenattheoriginalreportonthebenchmarks,someofthosethatwerelaidoutoriginally--andIdon'thavethemallinmyheadrightnow,butyougobackandreadtheJulyreport--someofthemarenotevenappropriaterightnow.There'sacritiqueofsomeofthebenchmarksthemselves.
Therealquestionthatpeoplehaveis,what'sgoingonIraq?
Arewemakingprogress?
Militarily,isthesurgehavinganimpact?
Theanswerisyes.There'snoquestionaboutit.Whatyou'vehadisthenumberofethnicandreligioussectariankillingsdownby75percent.Youhaveadoublingofweaponscacheseizures.Youhaveareductioninbombingviolence,inbombingkillingsofU.S.andcoalitionforces.Therehavebeenanumberof--youhavekillsandcaptureswayupwhenitcomestothosewhohavebeenfightingagainstthegovernment.
Obviouslythere'sawholelotthatstillneedstobedone.Butontheotherhand,again,there'sbeensignificantprogressonanumberoffronts.
QTony,wheredoyougetthatinformationthatsectarianviolence,yousaid,isdown75percent?
MR.SNOW:
Ibelievethatwas--GeneralPetraeusis--75percentreductioninreligiousandethnickillingssincelastyear.
QTheGAOfoundnodifferenceinoverallviolence.
MR.SNOW:
Well,again,I'mgoingtowaittoseethereport.Everybodyisspeakingknowledgeablyofadraftreport.Theotherthingis,howonemeasuresoverallviolence,itwouldbeinterestingtoseewhatthatmetricis.GeneralPetraeusclearlyhasadifferentviewofthat.Iwoulddefertohimonthat.
QTony,acoupledaysago,TheWashingtonPostreportedthat--youmentionedtheNIE--theyreportedthatwhentheNIEwentaroundindraftform,GeneralPetraeussawitanddidn'tlikesomeofthefindingsandsucceededinbasicallywateringdownwhatthespyagencieshadcomeupwith.What'stheprocesslike?
Areyoutinkeringwiththesereports?
MR.SNOW:
No.Numberone,youaresayingthatit'stinkeringwiththereportwhenthemanwho'sontheground,whohasthemostdirectexperience,is,infact,havingfactualinput?
No,thisis--
QButclearlytheytalkedtohimforfactualinputearlierinthe--I'mtalkingabouttheendoftheprocess.Doyouthinkyour16spyagenciesdidthisreportwithout--
MR.SNOW:
Sixteenspyagencies?
You'retalkingaboutintelligenceagencies.
QYes,intelligenceagencies.Doyouthinkthattheydidnot--doyouthinkthattheydidnotreachouttoGeneralPetraeusandothercommandersearlierintheprocess?
Areyousayingthattheyjustmadeitupontheirown?
MR.SNOW:
AreyousayingthatGeneralPetraeuswastryingtodoctorthereport?
QWell,TheWashingtonPostreportsuggestedthat,saying,he"succeededinhavingthesecurityjudgmentsoftenedtoreflectimprovementsinrecentmonths."
MR.SNOW:
Well,Ithinkthat's--yes,butthatissomebodyhavingfactualinputintoareport,Ed.
QIsittrueyou'renotgoingtoaskforanymoremoneyforthiswar?
MR.SNOW:
No.
QWhatisthePresidentgoingtoaskfor?
MR.SNOW:
Well,he'sgoingtowaituntilyougetareportfromthegeneralsaboutwhatyouthinkyouneed.
QAnd$50billionis--
MR.SNOW:
No,we'renot--look,itisprematuretobetalkingfiguresatthisjuncture.Lastyearwecameupwithanemergencysupplemental,whichwethoughtwasgoingtobeourbestestimate.Youcontinuallyrevisethoseestimatesbasedontherealitiesonthegroundandtherequirementsoftheforces.Andwe'llwaittohearwhatthegeneralsonthegroundhavetosayaboutit.
Atthisjuncture,Ithink--youmayrecalllastyear,forinstance,therewasawholelotofspeculationwithinawiderangeofpossiblefiguresthatmightbeputforwardinasupplemental.Let'sjustwaituntilthePresidenthashadanopportunitytohearfromthepeopleresponsible.
QSoyouhavenoideawhatmoremoneyisneeded?
MR.SNOW:
Idon'tknow.
QAreyouworriedthatthere'sgoingtobeanincreaseinattacksduringSeptemberinanattempttoinfluence--
MR.SNOW:
Ithasalwaysbeenaconcern.Andthegeneralshavemadethatclearforalongtime,anditcertainlyisaconcern.Wehopeitdoesn'thappen,butcertainlypeopleareawarethatthereisgoingtobeanattempttotrytoinfluencethedomesticdebatehereintheUnitedStates,andusingactsofviolenceisoneofthemeans.
QDoyouseeanyevidencethatthat'sbeengoingonduringthesummer?
MR.SNOW:
I'mnotthepersontoaskaboutthat.
QTopicchange.Astheheadoftheparty,isthePresidentconcernedthattheeventssurroundingSenatorCraigareharmfultoRepublicans?
MR.SNOW:
Idon'tthinkthePresidentisdrawinganyglobaljudgmentonRepublicans.Whatwe'vesaidisthatthestoryiscertainlyadisappointment,andit'ssomethingthattheSenateEthicsCommitteeisgoingtobehandling.
QDoeshebelieveheshouldresign?
MR.
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