The work in Iraq is difficult and dangerous. Like most Americans, I see the images of violence and bloodshed.
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Every picture is horrifying - and the suffering is real. Amid all this violence, I know Americans ask the question: is the sacrifice worth it?
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It is worth it, and it is vital to the future security of our country.
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-- US President George Walker Bush, 29 June 2005 (source)
ちょっと“英文解釈”しとこう。It is worth ...のItは,前出のthe sacrificeを指す。the sacrificeはさらにその前のviolence and bloodshedを受けた表現だ。
だがそのviolenceで血を流しているのは,sacrificeとなっているのは,“誰”なのか? イラクの一般市民だったり警察官だったりでしょ?続きを読む