2015考研英语阅读关塔那摩战俘营
<p> <span word="GEORGE">GEORGE</span> <span word="BUSH">BUSH</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Sodid">Sodid</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="McCain">McCain</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="office">office</span>. <span word="Butnearly">Butnearly</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="inmates">inmates</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="itsbarbed">itsbarbed</span>-<span word="wired">wired</span> <span word="gates">gates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span> 2002, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Guantnamo">Guantnamo</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="remainsstubbornly">remainsstubbornly</span> <span word="open">open</span>.</p><p> 关塔那摩战俘营。乔治.布什曾想关闭它，约翰.麦凯恩也想这样做。奥巴马更是许诺在上任第一年内就将其废弃。而现在，他的总统任期已过了近三年;而自2002年一月，第一批战犯踏入铁丝网包裹的大门起，都已经过了十年。位于关塔那摩海湾的战俘营却依旧存在，照常运行。</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="glaring">glaring</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Obamas">Obamas</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="term">term</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="inoffice">inoffice</span>, <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> 16 <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="generals">generals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="admirals">admirals</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="thefacility">thefacility</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="detained">detained</span>. <span word="Withmajorities">Withmajorities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="chambers">chambers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pledge">pledge</span>. <span word="Therewas">Therewas</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="timetable">timetable</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>.</p><p> 或许没有关闭关塔那摩战俘营就是奥巴马第一任期内最大的败笔。在他正式行使总统职权的第二天，在16位退休将军和海军上将的注视下，他签署命令关闭关塔那摩战俘营，他曾表示由于这座战俘营的存在而引发出的恐怖分子有可能比在押者还要多。此时在国会两院中民主党都享有多数票优势，一切都与他许诺的也一般无二，看上去他就要关闭关塔那摩战俘营了。问题只有一个：总统有的只是张时间表，却没有任何操作计划。</p>
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