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海湾战争终于接近了尾声。鲍威尔和我商量是否将停火会谈放在“密苏里”号战舰的甲板上。1945年,麦克阿瑟将军就是在这艘船的甲板上接受了不可一世的日本人的投降。我当然也想清楚表明这场会谈除了名称外,实际上同受降无异。不过,我们最后还是否决了这一主意,因为布什总统只给我们48个小时来做准备。要在这短短的时间内将伊拉克代表接到停泊在海湾中的军舰上来,即使说是有可能做到的话,也是件极为复杂的工作,更不消说还有那么多多国部队的代表和一大帮子任何热闹都不会放过的记者们。我们第二个选择地是贾利巴机场,这是伊拉克的一大军事基地,距
The Gulf War is finally coming to an end. Powell and I discussed whether the ceasefire talks on the deck of the “Missouri” warship. In 1945, General MacArthur received the captivated Japanese surrender on the deck of the ship. Of course, I also want to make it clear that this meeting, apart from its name, is in fact no less the same. However, we finally rejected this idea because President Bush has only given us 48 hours to prepare. To receive the Iraqi delegate in such a short period of time from the warships moored in the bay is an extremely complex task even if it is possible to do so, not to mention so many representatives of the multinational force and one Big Bangzai any lively reporters will not let go. Our second alternative is Jalibah Airport, which is a large military base in Iraq