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By Challiss McDonough
Cairo
20 April 2007

U.S. Defense1 Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. military presence in Iraq is not open-ended. He has urged the Iraqi factions2 to ramp3 up their efforts for political reconciliation4. Gates spoke5 on a surprise visit to Iraq at the end of his regional tour. VOA Correspondent Challiss McDonough has more from our Middle East bureau in Cairo.

Iraq Minister of Defense Abdel Qader al-Obeidi (L) walks next to US Defense Secretary Robert Gates
Iraq Minister of Defense Abdel Qader al-Obeidi (L) walks next to US Defense Secretary Robert Gates
At a joint6 news conference with the Iraqi defense minister, Gates warned that the U.S. military presence in Iraq is not open-ended, and he urged the rival political factions to reconcile quickly and move forward. "Our commitment to Iraq is long-term, but it is not a commitment to have our young men and women patrolling Iraq's streets open-endedly," he said.

The U.S. defense secretary said the so-called "surge" in U.S. troops is aimed at, in his words, "buying time" for the Iraqi government to make progress on reconciliation. He said the Iraqis' progress toward political reconciliation could affect the decision on whether those troops stay.

He urged the Iraqi parliament not to adjourn7 the legislative8 session without passing new laws on political reconciliation and the sharing of petroleum9 revenues between religious and ethnic10 groups. "These measures will not fix all of the problems in Iraq, but they will manifest the will of the entire government of Iraq to be a government for all of the people of Iraq in the future," he said.

Gates said he "respectfully disagree[s]" with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry11 Reid, who expressed a blunt assessment12 of the Iraq situation. Reid said on Thursday that he told President Bush the war in Iraq is "lost."

Gates said he is "moderately optimistic" that there will be "steady progress" toward ending the violence. But he also said tough times are likely ahead.

The defense secretary's surprise visit to Iraq - his third - comes amid a surge in violence that has been particularly deadly, even by Iraqi standards. More than 200 people have been killed since Wednesday in a series of massive car bombings.

Last week, a suicide bomber13 penetrated14 the intense security of Baghdad's Green Zone and blew himself up in the parliament's cafeteria as lawmakers were having lunch.
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1 defense AxbxB     
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 factions 4b94ab431d5bc8729c89bd040e9ab892     
组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
  • rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别
3 ramp QTgxf     
n.暴怒，斜坡，坡道；vi.作恐吓姿势，暴怒，加速；vt.加速
参考例句：
  • That driver drove the car up the ramp.那司机将车开上了斜坡。
  • The factory don't have that capacity to ramp up.这家工厂没有能力加速生产。
4 reconciliation DUhxh     
n.和解，和谐，一致
参考例句：
  • He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
  • Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。
5 spoke XryyC     
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
6 joint m3lx4     
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
7 adjourn goRyc     
v.（使）休会，（使）休庭
参考例句：
  • The motion to adjourn was carried.休会的提议通过了。
  • I am afraid the court may not adjourn until three or even later.我担心法庭要到3点或更晚时才会休庭。
8 legislative K9hzG     
n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的
参考例句：
  • Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
  • Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。
9 petroleum WiUyi     
n.原油，石油
参考例句：
  • The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
  • The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。
10 ethnic jiAz3     
adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的
参考例句：
  • This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
  • The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
11 harry heBxS     
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
参考例句：
  • Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
  • Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
12 assessment vO7yu     
n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额
参考例句：
  • This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
  • What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？
13 bomber vWwz7     
n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者
参考例句：
  • He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
  • Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。
14 penetrated 61c8e5905df30b8828694a7dc4c3a3e0     
adj. 击穿的，鞭辟入里的 动词penetrate的过去式和过去分词形式
参考例句：
  • The knife had penetrated his chest. 刀子刺入了他的胸膛。
  • They penetrated into territory where no man had ever gone before. 他们已进入先前没人去过的地区。
15 override sK4xu     
vt.不顾，不理睬，否决；压倒，优先于
参考例句：
  • The welfare of a child should always override the wishes of its parents.孩子的幸福安康应该永远比父母的愿望来得更重要。
  • I'm applying in advance for the authority to override him.我提前申请当局对他进行否决。
16 administrator SJeyZ     
n.经营管理者，行政官员
参考例句：
  • The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
  • He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。

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