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- US Lawmakers Weigh In On New Afghan Strategy
- 美國議員評論歐巴馬阿富汗新戰略
- U.S. lawmakers have given President Obama's new Afghan strategy mixed reviews.
- 美國議員對歐巴馬總統的阿富汗新戰略褒貶不一。
- Some, including members of the president's own party, are expressing concern about his decision to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan.
- 一些議員，其中包括某些民主黨議員，都對向阿富汗增兵表示關注。
- Republican and Democratic lawmakers say their constituents are questioning why the United States is increasing involvement in Afghanistan when there are numerous domestic issues to address.
- 共和黨和民主黨議員說，他們選區的選民都在問，美國國內有很多問題需要解決，為什麼還要進一步捲入阿富汗。
- But Republican Senator John McCain applauded the president's decision to send 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan.
- 但是共和黨參議員麥凱恩讚揚歐巴馬增兵三萬人的決定。
- McCain, who lost his presidential bid against Mr. Obama, said the additional forces, plus greater force commitments from U.S. allies, will enable the "momentum of the insurgency" to be reversed while creating conditions for success in Afghanistan.
- 麥凱恩參議員 2008 年競選總統失利；他說，美國和盟友向阿富汗增兵將扭轉叛亂的勢頭，為在阿富汗的成功創造條件。
- He spoke to the Senate Armed Services Committee. McCain, who is the ranking member of that panel, said he opposes setting what he called an "arbitrary date" to begin withdrawing troops.
- 麥凱恩是在參議院軍事委員會的聽證會上說這番話的；他是該委員會的資深成員；麥凱恩表示反對制定「武斷的撤軍時間表」。
- He said it will only embolden al-Qaida and the Taliban.
- 他說，這只會讓基地組織和塔利班更加大膽。
- The chairman of the committee, Democrat Carl Levin, voiced support for the president's new strategy.
- 參議院軍事委員會主席、民主黨參議員萊文對總統的新戰略表示支持。
- He said setting the July 2011 date to begin the reduction of U.S. forces is a "reasonable way" to produce the sense of urgency with the Afghan government that is essential for success.
- 他說，從 2011 年 7 月開始撤軍是令阿富汗政府產生緊迫感的合理方式，而阿富汗政府對於戰爭的勝利是至關重要的。
- On Tuesday, ahead of Mr. Obama's announcement, Democratic Senator Russell Feingold said a surge of U.S. forces would be a serious mistake that could further destabilize Pakistan.
- 星期二，民主黨參議員法因戈爾德在歐巴馬公佈新戰略之前說，美國增兵是一個嚴重錯誤，會使巴基斯坦局勢更加動盪。
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- Ahmadinejad: Iran to Enrich Uranium to a Higher Level
- 艾哈麥迪內賈德：伊朗將濃縮高純度的鈾
- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran will enrich its own uranium to a higher level, rejecting Western demands that it halt the nuclear process.
- 伊朗總統艾哈邁迪內賈德說，伊朗將提煉更高濃度的鈾，並拒絕西方國家有關伊朗停止核進程的要求。
- In a speech Wednesday, Mr. Ahmadinejad said Iran will produce uranium enriched to 20 percent.
- 艾哈邁迪內賈德星期三在一次演講中說，伊朗將提煉濃度為 20 % 的鈾。
- Tehran rejected a deal brokered by the United Nations nuclear agency to have Iran send its low-enriched uranium abroad for further processing so it can be used in an Iranian research reactor.
- 德黑蘭還拒絕接受聯合國國際原子能機構斡旋的一項協議；該協議要求伊朗將低濃度的鈾運到國外進行濃縮，以供伊朗一個研究反應爐使用。
- That plan was designed to ease Western concerns about Iran's ability to enrich uranium that could be used to build a nuclear weapon.
- 該計劃的目的是減緩西方國家對伊朗鈾濃縮能力的擔憂；濃縮鈾可以被用來製造核武器。
- The U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency passed a resolution last week censuring Iran for building a second uranium enrichment facility, in addition to its one working plant (in Natanz).
- 聯合國國際原子能機構上星期通過一項決議，斥責伊朗興建第二座鈾濃縮設施；伊朗目前已經有一座鈾濃縮工廠在運轉。
- Tehran responded by saying it would build 10 more enrichment facilities.
- 德黑蘭回應說，將再建 10 個鈾濃縮設施。
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