美国不会在伊发动地面战争

 　　U.S. President Barack Obama has vowed¹ America will not fight another ground war in Iraq.

　　The comment comes a day after a top US military officer said ground forces could be deployed² if the current strategy to fight against the Islamic State fails.

　　While addressing soldiers at MacDill Air Force Base, Obama stressed that US forces will not have a combat mission in Iraq.

　　"But I want to be clear, the American forces that have been deployed to Iraq do not and will not have a combat mission. They will support Iraqi forces on the ground as they fight for their own country against these terrorists. As your commander in chief, I will not commit you and the rest of our armed forces to fighting another ground war in Iraq."

　　奥巴马:美国不会在伊拉克发动地面战争

　　Obama says airstrikes will be the central U.S contribution to the fight against IS.

　　Earlier, Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi strongly rejected the idea of the US or other nations sending ground forces to his country to help fight IS.

　　"The only contribution that the American forces or the international coalition³ is going to help us with is from the sky. And I have to make this very clear. We are not giving any blank check to the international coalition to hit any target in Iraq."

　　Al-Abadi also urged the international community to go after the group in neighboring Syria.

　　The US House of Representatives has just approved Obama's plan to train and equip Syrian rebels to fight IS militants⁴.

　　The bill gives the president the authority to offer more support for vetted⁵ rebel groups to fight the Syrian government as well as IS.

　　The US Senate still has to approve the measure.

　　A vote is expected this week.

　　The U.S. has launched over 160 airstrikes against IS targets in Iraq and Obama has authorized⁶ similar attacks against the group's strongholds in Syria.

　　Syria has said any action inside the country should first obtain approval from Damascus.

1 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

2 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

3 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

4 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

5 vetted   

v.审查（某人过去的记录、资格等）( vet的过去式和过去分词 )；调查；检查；诊疗

参考例句：

• The recruits were thoroughly vetted before they were allowed into the secret service. 情报机关招募的新成员要经过严格的审查。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All staff are vetted for links with extremist groups before being employed. 所有职员录用前均须审查是否与极端分子团体有关。 来自辞典例句

6 authorized   

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

• An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。