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 The race for the White House now and Jeb Bush playing defense¹ over comments he made about the Iraq war, his Republican rivals pouncing² as Bush wrestles³ with his older brother's legacy⁴. ABC's John C in Washington with the latest, good morning John.Good morning George, Jeb Bush is not even an official candidate yet, but he's already had his first big stumble, offering four different answers to a basic question about the Iraq war.

For Jeb Bush it was a moment of shocking all.

Knowing what we know now, would you authorize⁵ the invasion?

I would have.

Really? He would have invaded Iraq even if he knew there were no weapons of mass destruction, now Bush is saying he misheard the question.

I heard, I didn't, whatever I heard it was translated, knowing what you knew then what would you do.

The misheard question and the less than smooth clarification has suddenly put the Iraq war, the most unpopular decision of his brother's presidency⁶ front and center in the campaign, Bush's Republican rivals are pouncing.

We now know that the intelligence was false, no way we would have gone to war with Iraq.

I want to directly answer your question because that's what i do, if we knew then what we know now and i were the president of the United States, i wouldn't have gone to war.

I think even at the time invading Iraq was a mistake.

In contrast Bush is declining to answer the question he misheard, saying talking about whether the war should have been fought does disservice for those who serve.

Going back in time and talking about hypothetical what would have happened, what could have happened i think does disservice for them.

Bush says we should focus instead on the lessons learnt from the war, although he hasn't yet said what those lessons are.

Jeb Bush's latest answer on this George giving the power of looking back of course anybody would have made different decisions, still not crystal clear, but he's moved much closer to that direct no answers, no answers that his rivals have given.

And they did that fast, okay, John C, thank you very much.

 

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 pouncing   

v.突然袭击( pounce的现在分词 )；猛扑；一眼看出；抓住机会（进行抨击）

参考例句：

• Detective Sun grinned and, pouncing on the gourd, smashed it against the wall. 孙侦探笑了，一把将瓦罐接过来，往墙上一碰。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
• We saw the tiger pouncing on the goat. 我们看见老虎向那只山羊扑过去。 来自互联网

3 wrestles   

v.（与某人）搏斗( wrestle的第三人称单数 )；扭成一团；扭打；（与…）摔跤

参考例句：

• The book also wrestles with the idea of individualism. 书中也与个人英雄主义的观念进行搏斗。 来自互联网
• He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. 和我们搏斗的人锻炼了我们的勇气，磨练了我们的技能。 来自互联网

4 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

5 authorize   

v.授权，委任；批准，认可

参考例句：

• He said that he needed to get his supervisor to authorize my refund.他说必须让主管人员批准我的退款。
• Only the President could authorize the use of the atomic bomb.只有总统才能授权使用原子弹。

6 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。