US Presidential Candidate McCain says al-Qaida 'On The Run'
麦凯恩感谢英国支持伊拉克战争
U.S. presidential candidate John McCain met Thursday with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and told reporters afterwards that "al-Qaida is on the run" in Iraq. He also warned against a withdrawal from Iraq and allowing al-Qaida to declare victory.
美国总统参选人麦凯恩星期四会晤了英国首相布朗。麦凯恩在会晤结束后对记者说：“基地恐怖主义组织在伊朗仍然很活跃。”他还警告说，联军不要从伊拉克撤军，他说，这会让基地组织宣布取得战争的胜利。
As the Iraq engagement entered its sixth year, Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said that the "surge" of increased U.S. troop levels was succeeding in bringing stability to Iraq and that the strategy must continue.
随着伊拉克战争进入第六年，稳获共和党总统候选人提名的麦凯恩说，在稳定伊拉克方面，美军的增兵计划正在奏效，因此必须继续执行这项增兵策略。
Senator McCain, who has been on a weeklong congressional "fact-finding" tour that has taken him to Iraq for the eighth time, said Iraq would likely be the key issue of the U.S. presidential election.
在为期一周的国会“真相调查”的访问中，麦凯恩参议员访问了伊拉克，这是他第八次访问伊拉克。他说，伊拉克可能是美国总统大选中的关键性问题。
The Republican candidate thanked Britain for its support in Iraq and for "the enormous service and sacrifice" that its military men and women have made there and in Afghanistan.
麦凯恩参议员感谢英国为伊拉克战争所提供的支持，感谢在伊拉克和阿富汗的英国军人所提供的“大量的服务”和“巨大的牺牲”。
"I fully appreciate that British public opinion has been frustrated by sometimes our lack of progress in both areas, but all I can do is express my gratitude to the British government and people and especially the young people who are serving," he said.
麦凯恩说：“我充分了解英国民众因我们在伊拉克和阿富汗有时候缺乏进展而产生的沮丧心情。但是，我唯一可以做的就是向英国政府和英国人民表达我的谢意，尤其是感谢那些在战场上服役的年轻人。”
Britain has remained the U.S. government's closest ally in Iraq, although its continued military presence there is unpopular at home. It currently has about 4,000 troops stationed in southern Iraq but plans to reduce that to about 2,500 later this year. It has reduced troop levels in the last two years, as its military commitment in Afghanistan has increased.
