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ラムズフェルドとマイヤーズ、作戦批判に反論
イラク戦をめぐる米軍の作戦計画について、軍関係者から批判が高まる中、ラムズフェルド米国防長官とマイヤーズ米統合参謀本部議長は1日、国防総省での記者会見で、イラク戦は順調に進んでいると反論した。
Rumsfeld, Myers defend the Iraq war plan from growing criticism
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, strongly defended their Iraq war plan on April 1, saying it was more than adequate for the military campaign.
Twelve days into the war, Rumsfeld said the fighting strength of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's elite Republican Guards has been badly damaged by air and ground attacks, allied forces are moving on Baghdad from the south, north and west, and "the circle is closing."
But for nearly a week, Rumsfeld and Myers have been criticized by a number of active and retired military officers
These critics have said Rumsfeld's overwhelming desire to show off his vision of a fast, technologically advanced ground force had delayed deployments of heavily armed troops and pushed the military into fielding an army that has proven lean and overextended in a war that is likely to last longer than expected.
In a news conference at the Pentagon, Rumsfeld was unapologetic, at once defending the war strategy and saying it was created not by him but by the commander of forces in Iraq, Army Gen. Tommy Franks. "The plan is open and it's broad and it's flexible and it allows for all of those kinds of adjustments," Rumsfeld said.
Myers called the criticisms "bogus," saying they were uttered by people who "either weren't there, don't know, or they're working another agenda."
Myers added, "It is not helpful to have those kind of comments come out when we've got troops in combat, because, first of all, they're false, they're absolutely wrong, they bear no resemblance to the truth, and it's just harmful to our troops that are out there fighting very bravely, very courageously."
At the White House, presidential spokesman Ari Fleischer said U.S. President George W. Bush "has faith in the plan," and thinks that the plan is working.
Shukan ST: April 11, 2003
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- U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
- ラムズフェルド米国防長官
- Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff
- マイヤーズ米統合参謀本部議長
- more than adequate
- 十分適切な
- elite Republican Guards
- 精鋭を集めた共和国防衛隊
- allied forces
- 合同軍
- circle is closing
- 徐々に包囲が狭まりつつある
- overwhelming
- 激しい
- show off
- 披露する
- deployments
- 配備
- heavily armed troops
- 重装備の部隊
- fielding
- 戦闘配置に付ける
- lean
- 兵力が不足した
- overextended
- 拡散しすぎた
- the Pentagon
- 米国防総省
- unapologetic
- 悪びれない
- commander of forces in Iraq, Army Gen. Tommy Franks
- フランクス米中東軍指令官
- bogus
- いんちきの
- uttered by 〜
- 〜が口にした
- agenda
- 計画
- in combat
- 戦っている
- bear no resemblance to the truth
- 事実に程遠い
- courageously
- 勇敢に
- has faith in 〜
- 〜を信じている