前言:本站為你精心整理了Bush&39;s speech on British terror范文,希望能為你的創(chuàng)作提供參考價(jià)值,我們的客服老師可以幫助你提供個(gè)性化的參考范文,歡迎咨詢。
英語(yǔ)演講稿
Goodmorning.Thisweek,Americareceivedastarkreminderthatterroristsarestillplottingattackstokillourpeople.BeginningonWednesdaynight,authoritiesinGreatBritainarrestedmorethan20individualswhowebelievewereplottingtodetonateliquidexplo世界秘書網(wǎng)版權(quán)所有sivesaboardflightsfromtheUnitedKingdomtotheUnitedStates.Iftheseterroristshadsucceeded,theycouldhavecauseddeathonamassivescale.Theplotappearstohavebeencarefullyplannedandwell-advanced.Theyplannedtobringthecomponentsoftheirexplosivesonboardintheircarry-onluggage,disguisedasbottleddrinksandelectronicdevices.
Webelievethatthisweek''''sarrestshavesignificantlydisruptedthethreat.Yetwecannotbesurethatthethreathasbeeneliminated.Soasaprecaution,onThursday,thefederalgovernmenttookseveralstepstoincreasesecurityatourairportsandaboardourplanes.
First,theDepartmentofHomelandSecurityhasraisedourNation''''sthreatwarningtoCodeRed--thehighestlevel--forflightsfromGreatBritaintoAmerica,incoordinationwithBritishauthorities.Second,we''''veraisedthethreatwarningforalldomesticandinternationalflightslandingintheUnitedStatestoCodeOrange--thesecondhighestlevel.WealsohavesentadditionalfederalairmarshalstoGreatBritaintoprovideextraprotectionaboardflightsfromtheUnitedKingdomtotheUnitedStates.
Thisplotisfurtherevidencethattheterroristswefacearesophisticated,andconstantlychangingtheirtactics.OnSeptemberthe11th,2001,theyusedboxcutterstohijackairplanesandkillthousandsofinnocentpeople.Thistime,webelievetheyplannedtouseliquidexplosivestoblowupplanesinmid-air.Inresponse,we''''veadjustedoursecurityprecautionsbytemporarilybanningmostliquidsascarry-onitemsonplanes.Iknowmanyofyouwillbetravelingduringthisbusysummervacationseason,andIaskforyourpatience,cooperation,andvigilanceinthecomingdays.Theinconveniencesyouwillfaceareforyourprotection,andtheywillgiveustimetoadjustourscreeningprocedurestomeetthecurrentthreat.
I''''mgratefulfortheoutstandingworkofintelligenceandlawenforcementofficersintheUnitedKingdomandinourcountry.Thisweek''''sarrestsweretheculminationofhardwork,cooperation,andinformation-sharingacrossdifferentagenciesanddifferentgovernments.We''''redealingwithanewenemythatusesnewmeansofattackandnewmethodstocommunicate.Thisweek''''seventsdemonstratethevitalimportanceofensuringthatourintelligenceandlawenforcementpersonnelhaveallthetoolstheyneedtotrackdowntheterrorists,andpreventattacksonourcountry.
Becauseofthemeasureswe''''vetakentoprotecttheAmericanpeople,ourNationissaferthanitwaspriortoSeptemberthe11th.Still,wemustnevermakethemistakeofthinkingthedangerofterrorismhaspassed.Thisweek''''sexperienceremindsusofahardfact:Theterroristshavetosucceedonlyoncetoachievetheirgoalofmassmurder,whilewehavetosucceedeverytimetostopthem.Unfortunately,somehavesuggestedrecentlythattheterroristthreatisbeingusedforpartisanpoliticaladvantage.Wecanhavelegitimatedisagreementsaboutthebestwaytofighttheterrorists,yetthereshouldbenodisagreementaboutthedangersweface.
Americaisfightingatoughwaragainst世界秘書網(wǎng)版權(quán)所有anenemywhoseruthlessnessisclearforalltosee.Theterroristsattempttobringdownairplanesfullofinnocentmen,women,andchildren.TheykillciviliansandAmericanservicemeninIraqandAfghanistan,andtheydeliberatelyhidebehindciviliansinLebanon.Theyareseekingtospreadtheirtotalitarianideology.They''''reseekingtotakeovercountrieslikeAfghanistanandIraqsotheycanestablishsafehavensfromwhichtoattackfreenations.ThesekillersneedtoknowthatAmerica,GreatBritain,andouralliesaredeterminedtodefendourselvesandadvancethecauseofliberty.Withpatience,courage,anduntiringresolve,wewilldefendourfreedom,andwewillwinthewaronterror.
Thankyouforlistening.