The White House is pushing back tonight against an eyebrow-raisingallegation on Iraq. one of the best-known and most highly regarded people in Washington, the Former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan, says the Bush Administration went to war in Iraq largely because of oil.
That is just one of the criticisms Greenspan is leveling in a new book that’s coming out tomorrow. Here’s ABC’s John Cochran. In public, they seemed to get along beautifully, right down to the day Alan Greenspan was replaced as chairman of the Fed. -- He has dominated his age like no central banker in history. He has contributed to a better life for all Americans, and I thank him for his service.
But it turns out that for years, Greenspan had been gritting his teeth, silently disgusted with Bush’s big budget deficits. In his book, he writes: “My biggest frustration remained the President’s unwillingness to wield his veto against out-of-control spending.” A White House spokesmanshot back: “We’re not going to apologize for increased spending to protect our national security.”
His book may change the way many Americans view Greenspan, who’s usually careful and convoluted when he speaks. But in his book, he says in clear language he is disillusioned with fellow Republicans and that they deserved to lose the last election. Greenspan himself has been under attack lately. Critics charge his policy of low interest rates resulted in too many home mortgages going to people who have now lost their homes.
Greenspan especially upset the White House by writing in his book that the Iraq war is largely about oil. Today on ABC’s ‘This Week,’ Defense Secretary Gates said Greenspan is wrong. -- I know the same allegation was made about the Gulf War in 1991 and I just don’t believe it’s true.
Dan, when I asked a White House spokesman about Greenspan’s charge, he dismissed it with what seemed like bitterness saying, quote, “I will restrain myself. The reasons we went to Iraq are well understood and had to do withweapons of mass destruction.” Sensitive topic, no question about it. John, thank you. That’s John Cochran in Washington tonight.
※ replace 대체하다 A replace B as ~ A가 B의 뒤를 이어 ~가 되다 → B is replaced as ~ (by A) ex. Bernanke replaces Greenspan as FRB Chairman. → Greenspan is replaced as FRB Chairman (by Bernanke).
push back : 뒤로 밀어내다, 되밀치다, 뒤로 미루다 ex. Can I push our meeting back to May 27? eyebrow-raising : 눈썹을 치켜 올리게하는, 놀라운, 의심스러운 * raise one's eyebrows[an eyebrow] : (놀람·의심으로) 눈썹을 치켜 올리 다 / to make your eyebrows go higher, for example because you are surprised ex. He raised his eyebrows in disbelief. * there were raised eyebrows : used for saying that people are shocked, surprised, or annoyed by something * 눈살을 찌푸리고 : with a frown allege : ( 충분한 증거 없이 ) 단언하다 , 강력히 주장하다 * allegation : ( 충분한 증거가 없는 ) 진술 , 주장 (a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal even though this has not been proved) * alleged : 진술된 , ( 증거 없이 ) 주장된 / ex. He was the alleged thief. 그 가 도둑이라고들 한다 . /* allegedly 주장한 [ 전해진 ] 바에 의하면 ex. He was the alleged thief. 그가 도둑이라고들 한다 . * allegedly 주장한 [ 전해진 ] 바에 의하면 Federal Reserve Board : 연방준비제도이사회 / the Federal Reserve Bank( 연방준비 은행 ) * 미국은 복수 중앙은행제도를 채택하고 있는데 , 미국 전역을 12 개의 연 방준비구로 나누어 각 구역마다 하나의 연방준비은행을 설립해 그 지역 중앙은행으로서의 기능을 수행하도록 하고 있다. 이들 12 개의 연방준비 은행을 연결 , 통합하는 것이 연방준비제도이사회 . level : 평평한 , 평평하게 하다 , < 물건을 > 넘어뜨리다 , 무너 뜨리다 , < 집 등을 > 완전히 파괴해 버리다 , < 남을 > 때려눕히 다 . < 총을 > ( …에게 ) 겨누다《 at ‥》 . ex. ∼ one's gun at the target 과녁을 겨냥하다 . get along : 사이좋게 지내다(with) ex. Richard and his sister don't get along. / ex. I get along well with most of my colleagues. dominate : ~ 을 지배하다 , ~ 보다 우세하다 / If a building, mountain, or other object dominates an area, it is so large or impressive that you cannot avoid seeing it. ex. The earthquake once again dominated the news. (to be the most important issue, activity, problem, etc.) ex. It's one of the biggest buildings in this area, and it really dominates this whole place. 이 곳에서 가장 두드러진다 . grit : (기계 등에 끼이는) 잔모래, 거친 가루, 투지(determination to succeed, even in very difficult situations) * grit your teeth : 이를 악물다( 1. to press your teeth together tightly, for example because you are angry or in pain 2. to show determination in a difficult situation ) disgusted : 혐오감을 느끼는, 넌더리난, 메스꺼운 budget deficit : 예산적자 frustration : frustrate : 좌절시키다 , < 계략 등을 > 실패시키 다 (baffle) * frustrated 실망한 , 좌절한 , 욕구 불만의 , 답답한 (feeling annoyed and impatient because you are prevented from achieving something) ex. Frustrated passengers have started to use other forms of transport. / * frustrating : 실망시키는 , 좌절시키는 , 답답하게 하는 * frustration : 좌절 , 좌절감 , 답답함 , 답답하게 하는 것 wield : ( 칼 도구 등을 ) 휘두르다 , 사용하다 ( to hold a weapon or tool and use it), ( 권력 무력 등을 ) 휘두르다 ( to have and be able to use power or influence ), 지배하다 , 통제하다 (control) ex. wield influence over /on ~ 영향력을 행사하다 national security : 국가안보 convoluted : 복잡한, 뒤엉킨, 난해한 * convolute 뒤얽히다 disillusion : 환멸을 느끼게 하다, 환멸(감)(=disillusionment) * disillusioned : 환멸을 느낀 / * be[get] disillusioned at[about, with] …에 환멸을 느끼다 mortgage : 저당 , 주택 융자 , 모기지 , ~ 을 저당하다 ex. hold a mortgage on a person's house 의 집을 저당잡다 / ex. The estate is mortgaged. 그 대지는 저당이 되어 있다 . * take out a mortgage 모기지융자 받다 dismiss : 일축하다 , 해고하다 , 해산시키다 , 기각하다 /1. 일축 하다 to refuse to accept that something might be true or important ex. The Secretary dismissed claims that he had accepted bribes. ( 일축했 다 ) * dismiss something as something: Their evidence was dismissed as completely worthless. 2. 해고하다 . ex. Edwards claimed that he had been unfairly dismissed. 3. 해산시키다 . ex. Judge Helman dismissed the jury after they failed to reach a verdict. ex. The class is dismissed. 수업 끝 . 4. 기각하다 ex. The case was dismissed because of a lack of evidence. bitterness : 씀, 쓴맛, 신랄, 비통 * bitter 쓴, 쓰라린, 고통스러운, < 증오 등이> 격렬한, <말 등이> 신랄한, 통렬한 restrain : < 감정 욕망 등을 > 억제하다 , 누르다 , 제지하다 * restrain a child from doing mischief 아이가 장난을 못하게 하다 * restrain oneself 참다 , 자제하다 have to do with ~ : ~ 와 관련이 있다 * have a lot to do with~ /have little to do with~/ have something to do with~ / have nothing to do with~ weapons of mass destruction : 대량살상무기