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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
By Brian Padden
Washington, DC
31 January 2007
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Opposition1 to the war in Iraq continues to grow in the United States. A recent survey by the Los Angeles Times (newspaper) says 70 percent of Americans now disapprove2 of the way President Bush is handling the war. And anti-war rallies around the country are attracting tens of thousands of protesters. Those speaking out against the war include the families of some U.S. troops serving in Iraq. VOA's Brian Padden reports on the anti-war movement within the military community.
Protestors recently marched in Washington to have their feelings known to Congress and the president
Fran Middleberg is a reluctant peace activist3. Her son has served in Iraq with the U.S. military. "Bring them home now! Support our troops! I understand the necessity of a military. I understand defending our nation. But there was no imminent4 threat [from Iraq before 2003]. And if my son's going to be put in harm's way, then there has to be an imminent threat."
Fran Middleberg is one of a growing number of military families that are speaking out against the war. She is part of an anti-war group called Military Families Speak Out.
Nancy Lessin co-founded the group, which now has more than 3,200 members. Many of these families have lost loved ones in Iraq. "And as of today we have 3,067 of our loved ones who have been killed in a war that should never have happened, and hundreds of thousands of Iraq children, women and men who have died in this war. And what we think is that the continuing military occupation -- a war based on lies -- is what is breeding the fire and the fuel. And what we need to do is to stop that. It's the only way to put things right."
A display during the protest rally in Washington
The anti-war activists5 are calling for an end to the Iraqi occupation and the immediate6 withdrawal7 of U.S. troops.
Mike Wysong, who represents over two million members of the group Veterans of Foreign Wars, says the U.S. military community still overwhelmingly supports the war and President Bush's military policies. He says anti-war protests are harming the troops. "I think it hurts the troops in the field. It hurts their morale8, [and] they don't have confidence in the mission they are performing. And it's certainly ... detrimental9 to the morale of our troops."
Supporting the troops has been the rallying cry for war supporters. But military families who have anti-war views say the best way to support the troops is to bring them home.
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v.不赞成,不同意,不批准 | |
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adj.即将发生的,临近的,逼近的 | |
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n.(政治活动的)积极分子,活动家( activist的名词复数 ) | |
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adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的 | |
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7 withdrawal | |
n.取回,提款;撤退,撤军;收回,撤销 | |
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n.道德准则,士气,斗志 | |
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adj.损害的,造成伤害的 | |
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