'The United States Will Not Retreat From the World,' Bush Says(2/2)
And the president spoke again of his goal to spread freedom and democracy around the world. He called on the government of Egypt to "open paths of peaceful opposition." He urged Saudi Arabia to press forward with what he described as the first steps of reform.
And he discussed the first Palestinian legislative elections in ten years. On January twenty-fifth, the Islamic movement Hamas defeated the longtime ruling party, Fatah. Mister Bush said "now the leaders of Hamas must recognize Israel, disarm, reject terrorism and work for lasting peace."
Also in his speech, the president dismissed calls to withdraw troops from Iraq. And he said the nations of the world must not permit Iran to gain nuclear weapons.
Mister Bush also spoke about support at home for the fight against terror. He told Americans they cannot find security by "retreating within our borders." He said, "The United States will not retreat from the world, and we will never surrender to evil."
The new governor of Virginia gave the Democratic Party response to this year's speech. Tim Kaine accused the Bush administration of what he called "poor choices and bad management."
Governor Kaine said all Americans support the goal of winning the war on terrorism. And that, he said, leads Democrats to ask this question: "Are the president's policies the best way to win this war."
生词
democracy n.民主
Saudi Arabia 沙特阿拉伯
press forward 奋力向前
Palestinian n.巴勒斯坦人
legislative n.立法机构
Islamic a.伊斯兰教的
ruling n.统治，管理 a.支配的，管理的
retreat n.撤退，隐居
surrender to 屈服
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并且总统再次宣称其目的是在全世界范围内弘扬自由和民主。他呼吁埃及政府打开和平反对的道路。极力主张沙特阿拉伯奋力向前迈出他所描述的改革第一步。
同时他还谈到了十年间巴勒斯坦立法委员会选举一事。在一月二十五日（的立法委员会选举时），伊斯兰教运动哈马斯击败了长期统治教派Fatah。布什表示现在哈马斯的领袖必须承认以色列，解除武装和致力于持久和平。
在发言中，总统对从伊拉克撤军一事避而不谈。他还表示所有国家都不会允许伊朗持有核武器。
布什还谈到了支持国内的反恐事业。他敬告美国人民一味退让到底线并不能带来安全。他表示美国不会从世界（舞台）上淡出，也决不会向邪恶势力低头。
弗吉尼亚州的州长就今年的国情咨文给民主党（一个）反馈。Tim Kaine谴责布什的领导班子，称其为“错误的抉择和糟糕的管理”。Kaine州长表示所有的美国人都支持反恐目标的胜利。而这，使得民主党派提出这样一个问题：总统的政策是赢得这场战争的最好的方案吗？
posted on 2006-02-06 21:06
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