国际英语资讯:Commentary: Deadly pandemic exposes deficits in responsibility, morality in Washington
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 9-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="superpower">superpower</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="stake">stake</span> <span word="combat">combat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="terminate">terminate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bungled">bungled</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="epicenter">epicenter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="deficits">deficits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span>, <span word="morality">morality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="readiness">readiness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envy">envy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="realm">realm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="reluctance">reluctance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="rendered">rendered</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="edges">edges</span> <span word="seemingly">seemingly</span> <span word="decorative">decorative</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="squandered">squandered</span> <span word="months">months</span>' <span word="invaluable">invaluable</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="surged">surged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1.2 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="surpassed">surpassed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 21.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="worrisome">worrisome</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reopen">reopen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="mounting">mounting</span>.</p><p><span word="Gregg">Gregg</span> <span word="Gonsalves">Gonsalves</span>, <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yale">Yale</span> <span word="University">University</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="Partnership">Partnership</span>, <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="lashed">lashed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="administration">administration</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reopening">reopening</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="genocide">genocide</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="default">default</span>."</p>
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