He said the main goal must be to prevent the country from again becoming a base for terrorist attacks on the United States as it was in 2001,which he said requires preventing the Taliban from returning to power.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

The abandonment of such a study or its adulteration for current political purposes would be a terrible loss for all of humanity, and at the base, at the root of that civilization stood the Greeks.

如果出于政治的目的而对此段历史,视而不见甚至完全摒弃,这对全人类,将是一个巨大的损失,追根溯源,这一切都根植于希腊文明

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

And although U.S.officials say small adjustments may be possible in the specific plan for an air base in northern Okinawa, Secretary Gates said he doubts the U.S.Congress would agree to significant changes in the agreement, particularly if they would cost the United States more money.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20