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Home > News & Policies > November 2001
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
November 15, 2001 ; 11:40 A.M. CST
President Bush and President Putin Talk to Crawford Students
Remarks by President Bush And President Putin to Russian Exchange Students
And Students of Crawford High School
Crawford High School
Crawford, Texas
Listen to the President's Remarks
10:48 A.M. CST
PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you all. Sit down, please. Thank you all for that
warm welcome. This is a great day for Central Texas. It's a great day
because Laura and I have had the honor of welcoming the Putins to our
beloved state. It's a great day because it's raining. (Laughter.)
It's a great day, as well, because I just got off the telephone with
two Central Texas women, Heather Mercer, who used to live in Crawford
-- (applause) -- and Dayna Curry. They both said to say thanks to everybody
for their prayers. They realize there is a good and gracious God. Their
spirits were high and they love America. (Applause.)
I remember clearly when I stood up in front of the Congress and said
we have three conditions to the Taliban. One, release those who are
being detained; two, destroy terrorist training camps so that country
can never be used for terror again either against us or against Russia,
for example; three, bring al Qaeda to justice.
Yesterday I was able to report to the nation that one of those conditions
had been met, with the release and rescue of the humanitarian aid workers.
And make no mistake about it, the other two will be met -- particularly
bringing al Qaeda to justice. (Applause.)
I wanted to bring President Putin to Crawford. I wanted him to see a
state that Laura and I love. I particularly wanted to be able to introduce
him to the citizens of Crawford, because this part of the state represents
the independent-minded nature of Texans. It represents the hard-working
Texans, people who have great values -- faith and family. The people
here, Mr. President, love their country, and they like countries that
work with America to keep the peace. (Applause.)
We had a great dinner last night; we had a little Texas barbecue, pecan
pie -- (laughter) -- a little Texas music. And I think the President
really enjoyed himself. I told him he was welcome to come back next
August -- (laughter) -- to get a true taste of Crawford. (Laughter.)
He said, fine, and maybe you'd like to go to Siberia in the winter.
(Laughter and applause.)
It's my honor also to introduce President Putin to Crawford. I bet a
lot of folks here, particularly the older folks, never dreamt that an
American President would be bringing the Russian President to Crawford,
Texas. (Laughter.) A lot of people never really dreamt that an American
President and a Russian President could have established the friendship
that we have.
We were enemies for a long period of time. When I was in high school,
Russia was an enemy. Now the high school students can know Russia as
a friend; that we're working together to break the old ties, to establish
a new spirit of cooperation and trust so that we can work together to
make the world more peaceful.
Russia has been a strong partner in the fight against terrorism. It's
an interesting story for me to report. I was on Air Force One the day
of the attack, working my way back to Washington via Louisiana and Nebraska
-- (laughter) -- making sure that the President was safe and secure.
The first phone call I got from a foreign leader was President Putin.
He told us that he recognized that I had put our troops on alert. I
did so because, for the first time in a long period of time, America
was under attack. It only happened once -- twice, I guess -- the War
of 1812 and Pearl Harbor.
In the old days when America put their troops on attack, Russia would
have responded and put her troops on alert, which would have caused
the American President maybe to put a higher alert, and Russia a higher
alert, and all of a sudden, we would have had two conflicts instead
of one. But not this President. This President recognized we're entering
into a new era and his call was, don't worry, we know what you're up
against, we stand with you and we will not put our troops on alert,
for the good of the United States of America. (Applause.)
I brought him to my ranch because, as the good people in this part of
the world know, that you only usually invite your friends into your
house. Oh, occasionally, you let a salesman in, or two, but -- (laughter.)
But I wanted the Putins to see how we live. And even though we changed
addresses, our hearts are right here in our home state.
We've got a lot to do together. We've had great discussions in Washington,
as well as here in Texas. We're both pledging to reduce the amount of
nuclear weapons, offensive weapons, we have in order to make the world
more secure. We're talking about ways to cooperate in anti-terrorism
and anti-proliferation. We're talking about ways to make sure our economies
can grow together. What we're talking about is a new relationship --
a relationship that will make your lives better when you get older,
and it will make your kids' lives better as they grow up.
But in order to have a new relationship, it requires a new style of
leader. And it's my honor to welcome to Central Texas a new style of
leader, a reformer, a man who loves his country as much as I love mine;
a man who loves his wife as much as I love mine; a man who loves his
daughters as much as I love my daughters; and a man who is going to
make a huge difference in making the world more peaceful, by working
closely with the United States -- please welcome Vladimir Putin. (Applause.)
PRESIDENT PUTIN: Dear friends, when we were riding here in the presidential
car, I'll divulge to you a small secret of ours. The First Lady of the
United States told me, you know, some kind of special people live here.
These are people with a special kind of pride of their position and
of their heritage. And the more I come to know the President of the
United States, the more I realize that the First Lady was right -- he
is right from the heart of Texas and he is a Texan. And, herself, being
a wise woman, she complimented her husband in an indirect and very sensible
way. (Laughter and applause.)
My wife and myself are also trying to help ourselves as we go along
this life. And it gives me pleasure to introduce my First Lady, my wife,
Lyudmila Putin. (Applause.)
And like President Bush did, I would also like to congratulate three
Texans and two people from Waco, with the liberation by the U.S. official
forces and their withdrawal from the land of Afghanistan. (Applause.)
Of course, it is very important to be born under a happy star and to
have destiny facing your way. And, indeed, I'm in agreement with the
President, perhaps God was looking quite positively on this.
But there are different approaches to addressing such kind of problem.
There are people deeply religious who usually say that God knows what
is to befall a nation, a people, or a person. But there are people no
less devoted to God, but who still believe that the people, a person
should also take care of their own destiny and lives. And it gives me
great pleasure to deal and to work with President Bush, who is a person,
a man who does what he says. (Applause.)
And I congratulate those who have been liberated by the Armed Forces,
and their relatives. And also, I would like to congratulate on this,
President Bush. (Applause.)
On our way here, we didn't expect at all that things would be so warm
and homey as they were at the ranch of President Bush here. Yesterday,
we had a surprise, but today's meeting is yet another and very pleasant
surprise, indeed, for us. Indeed, in any country, the backbone of any
country is not only the people who live in the capitals, but also and
mostly, the people who live hundreds and thousands of miles from the
capital.
It is especially pleasant and pleasing for me to be here in your high
school. And my being here brings me to remembering those distinguished
Russian Americans who contributed so much to the development and prosperity
of this nation -- including a world-known composer and musician, Rachmaninoff;
a well-known designer and inventor of aircraft, helicopters and airplanes,
Sikorsky; and a world-renowned economist and Nobel Prize winner, Leontiev;
and many others. And it is extremely pleasant for me to know that here
in this room we have some people, boys and girls from Russia who have
come here to study. (Applause.)
Of course, serious people work in the capital cities and much depends
on them. But in any circumstances and in any situation, what they must
do is to fulfill the will of their people. And being here I can feel
the will of these people, the will to cooperate with the Russian Federation,
the will to cooperate with Russia. And I can assure you that the Russian
people fully share this commitment and is also committed to fully cooperating
with the American people. (Applause.)
Together, we can achieve quite a lot, especially if we are helped in
this by such a young and active and beautiful generation as the one
we are meeting with now.
Thank you very much. (Applause.)
PRESIDENT BUSH: Okay. The President and I have agreed to take a few
questions from the students. I figured this would be a pretty good opportunity
for you all to ask --
PRESIDENT PUTIN: Only questions. No math questions, please. (Laughter.)
PRESIDENT BUSH: Good idea. Particularly no fuzzy math questions. (Laughter
and applause.)
Anybody got any questions? Yes, ma'am. Hold on, we've got a mike coming
so everybody gets to hear it, too. What is your name and what grade
are you in?
Q I'm Amanda Lemmons (phonetic.) I'm a senior.
PRESIDENT BUSH: Senior? Good.
Q Have you decided on whether you're going to go to Russia or not?
PRESIDENT BUSH: Well -- (laughter) -- the President invited me and I
accepted. We haven't figured out a time yet. But, in that I'm from Texas
and kind of like the warm weather, I was hoping to wait a couple of
months. (Laughter.) I'm really looking forward to going to Russia. I
would hope that I could not only go to Moscow, but maybe go to the President's
home town of St. Petersburg, which they tell me is one of the most spectacular
cities in Europe. But I look forward to going. I think it is going to
be a very important trip.
We have met four times now. We have made a lot of progress on coming
together on some key issues. There is more work to be done. I believe
the U.S.-Russian relationship is one of the most important relationships
that our country can have. And the stronger the relationship is, the
more likely it is the world will be at peace, and the more likely it
is that we'll be able to achieve a common objective, which is to defeat
the evil ones that try to terrorize governments such as the United States
and Russia. And we must defeat the evil ones in order for you all to
grow up in a peaceful and prosperous world. (Applause.)
Okay. Wait for the mike. I'm kind of getting hard of hearing.
Q My name is Jana Heller -- (phonetic) -- and I'm in the eighth grade.
And I was wondering what is President Putin's favorite thing about Texas.
PRESIDENT BUSH: What does he think about Texas?
Q Yes, sir.
PRESIDENT BUSH: Oh, favorite thing. Favorite thing. Crawford, of course.
(Laughter.)
PRESIDENT PUTIN: We in Russia have known for a long time that Texas
is the most important state in the United States. (Laughter and applause.)
But, seriously speaking, we in Russia somehow tend to know about Texas
rather better than about the rest of the United States somehow. Except
maybe for Alaska, which we sold to you. (Laughter and applause.)
In my view, first of all, because, like in Russia, here in Texas the
oil business is quite well-developed and we have numerous contacts in
this area. And we have very many contacts in such areas as high-tech
and the exploration of space. And the fact that the parliament of the
state of Texas declared April the 12th -- the day when Yuri Gagarin,
the first man to fly to space, accomplished this -- as a state holiday,
like it is a national holiday in Russia, is yet another testimony of
the closeness of our outlook and achievements. (Applause.)
PRESIDENT BUSH: Name and grade?
Q I'm Brian Birch -- phonetic.) I'm a senior here. In what ways has
this summit helped bring Russia and the U.S. closer together?
PRESIDENT BUSH: Well, first of all -- his question is in what ways has
the summit brought us together. Well, in order for countries to come
together, the first thing that must happen is leaders must make up their
mind that they want this to happen. And the more I get to know President
Putin, the more I get to see his heart and soul, and the more I know
we can work together in a positive way.
And so any time leaders can come together and sit down and talk about
key issues in a very open and honest way, it will make relations stronger
in the long run.
There's no doubt, the United States and Russia won't agree on every
issue. But you probably don't agree with your mother on every issues.
(Laughter.) You still lover her, though, don't you? Well, even though
we don't agree on every issue, I still respect him and like him as a
person. The other thing is, is that the more we talk about key issues,
the more likely it is we come to an understanding. And so the summit
enabled us to continue a very personal dialogue. As well, we agreed
to some significant changes in our relationship.
I, after long consultations with people inside our government, I announced
that our government was going to reduce our nuclear arsenal to between
1,700 and 2,200 warheads over the next decade. That's a tangible accomplishment.
I shared that information with President Putin. He, too, is going to
make a declaration at some point in time.
In other words, this particular summit has made us closer because we've
agreed on some concrete steps, as well, specific things we can do together.
We're working on counter-proliferation, which is an incredibly important
issue, to make sure that arms and potential weapons of mass destruction
do not end up in the hands of people who will be totally irresponsible,
people that hate either one of our nations.
And so we made great progress. And I look forward to future meetings
with the President because there's more to do, to make sure the relationship
outlives our term in office. It's one thing for he and me to have a
personal relationship. The key is that we establish a relationship between
our countries strong enough that will endure beyond our presidencies.
And that's important so that in the long run, as you come up and as
your kids grow up, that Russia and the United States will cooperate
in ways that will make the world more stable and more peaceful, and
ways in which we can address the common threats. And terrorism and evil
are common threats to both our governments, and will be tomorrow, as
well as today, unless we do something about it now. And that's exactly
what we're doing. (Applause.)
Yes, ma'am. Ask the President a question. The other one.
Q We, the women of America, are very appreciative of all the rights
we have. So, with the fall of the Taliban government, how do you think
that women's rights will affect Afghanistan?
PRESIDENT BUSH: How do I think what?
Q How do you think the fall of the Taliban government will affect women's
rights?
PRESIDENT BUSH: Yes, I appreciate that. I'm going to answer it quickly,
and then I want Vladimir to discuss that. He knows about women's rights
and the importance of them because he's raising two teenage daughters.
(Laughter.) He and I share something in common.
I'll tell you an interesting story, and then I'm going to let him speak
about it. First of all, there's no question the Taliban is the most
repressive, backward group of people we have seen on the face of the
Earth in a long period of time, including and particularly how they
treat women. (Applause.)
But President Putin, I think it would be interesting for him to discuss
the concept of women's rights inside of Russia and his vision of how
Afghanistan treats women. But I'll tell you an interesting story.
So we are getting ready to have the first press conference we had together
in Slovenia. And by the way, there was I think a thousand reports there
-- it seemed like a thousand. (Laughter.) And we were walking in. I
said, say, I understand you've got two daughters. He said, yes; he said,
they're teenagers. I said, I've been through that myself. (Laughter.)
I said, who did you name them for? He said, well, we named them for
our mothers, my mother and my mother-in-law. I said, that's interesting
-- that's exactly what Laura and I did, too. We named our girls for
our -- my mother and Laura's mom. And I said, gosh, the thing I want
most in life is for those girls to be able to grow up in a free world
and prosper and realize their dreams. He said, that's exactly what I
hope, as well.
There's a lot in common, even though -- between our countries, even
though it's a long way away. And it all starts with the human element,
the thing that matters most in life, and that is our faiths and our
families and our respected loves as dads for our daughters.
But anyway, I think it would be appropriate for President Putin to talk
about women in Russia and his keen desire, like mine, to free the women
of Afghanistan, as well.
PRESIDENT PUTIN: I do agree with the President that, indeed, such a
problem does exist in the world. And in Afghanistan this phenomenon
has taken an extreme form, and the disrespect of human rights has acquired
extreme dimensions. Overall, women in Afghanistan are basically not
treated as people.
And the testimony of the people's attitude towards this problem, this
issue in Afghanistan is in the liberated areas people burn their veils,
or as they're called, chadors. This is the testimony of the attitude
of the people to this in Afghanistan.
In many countries of the world, especially in the poor countries, this
problem exists and has acquired quite dramatic dimensions. To overcome
this, one needs to develop specific gender-oriented programs that would
include, primarily and first of all, questions related to proper education
for women. And I would like to reiterate, there are many programs and
many people devoted to implementing such specific, special activities
for the benefit of women.
And we should not allow any atrocities or violations of human rights
to happen. But what we should avoid in the course of the implementation
of such programs, and as an end result of their implementation, is that
a lady would turn into a man. (Laughter and applause.)
Q -- I'm a senior. At the end of the war, do you foresee the United
States and Russia being involved in the new implementation of a government
in Afghanistan?
PRESIDENT BUSH: I do. I think -- and it started yesterday, in my house
in Crawford, where the President and I had a very long discussion about
how to make sure that the post-Taliban Afghanistan accomplish some certain
objectives: one, that it be a peaceful neighbor to everybody in the
region; secondly, that it never harbor and serve as a training ground
for terrorism again; and, third, that it be a country that doesn't export
drugs.
I don't know if you know this or not, but the Taliban government and
al Qaeda -- the evil ones -- use heroin trafficking in order to fund
their murder. And one of our objectives is to make sure that Afghanistan
is never used for that purpose again.
And so we had a long discussion about a post-Taliban Afghanistan. The
President understands, like I do, that any government, in order for
it to achieve its objectives, must represent all the interests in Afghanistan
-- not only the Northern Alliance, which has been very effective fighters
on the ground, but also the Pashtun tribes, which are generally in the
southern part of the country. And we are working to figure out a strategy
to make sure that that happens.
There's three phases to this battle in Afghanistan. One is bringing
al Qaeda to justice -- and we will not stop until we do that, that's
what people need to know. (Applause.) Secondly, is to make sure that
the good hearts of the American people and the Russian people, and people
all over the world, are affected. By that I mean that we get the aid
to the starving folks in Afghanistan.
By the way, they were starving prior to September the 11th, because
of the Taliban government's neglect. And we're doing everything we can
to make sure we get food and medicine into the regions. Part of the
problem has been the Taliban. They've been stopping the shipments of
food, believe it or not. It won't surprise the President, because he
understands how evil they are. We're just learning how evil they are
in America.
The other problem is to make sure that the distribution lines are now
open, so that we can get food not only from places like Mazar-e-Sharif,
that we have now liberated, but from there into the remote regions of
northern Afghanistan, in particular. It's important that we do that.
And so we're working hard to make sure that we accomplish that mission.
And the third objective is to make sure that after we leave that there
is a stable government. As part of the way we built our coalition was
to assure Russia -- who has got a particular interest in this part of
the world -- and other countries that we weren't just going to come
and achieve a military objective and disappear. We were going to come
achieve a military objective, but also help this country become a reasonable
partner in the world, a country that's able to foster peace and prosperity
for its citizens. And that's an important part of this campaign. It's
important.
It's also important that we stay the course and be strong, because the
stronger we are as a coalition, the stronger we are in achieving our
objective, it is less likely somebody else is going to try to harbor
a terrorist. Our objective is not just al Qaeda and Afghanistan. Our
objective is to root out terrorism wherever it may hide, wherever it
may exist, so the world can be more free. And that's a common objective
of the President and mine. (Applause.)
You've got a question for the President? We just call him "Red." (Laughter.)
Q My name is Danny White and I'm a senior.
PRESIDENT BUSH: Danny White or Danny Red? (Laughter.)
Q Danny White.
PRESIDENT BUSH: Oh, Danny White.
Q You say that we've reached an agreement to declare to reduce our nuclear
weapons. In reducing our nuclear weapons, are we talking about de-alerting
them and taking them off of alert status? Or are we actually talking
about taking apart the warheads and destroying the weapon?
PRESIDENT BUSH: We are talking about reducing and destroying the number
of warheads to get down to specific levels, from significant higher
levels today to significantly lower levels tomorrow. And, as well, most
of our weapons are de-alerted. They're not on alert. However, it doesn't
take them long to fire up, if we need them. Our mission is to make sure
we never need them on each other. We need to get beyond the notion that
in order to keep the peace, we've got to destroy each other. That's
an old way of thinking. Now we're working together to figure out ways
to address the new threats of the 21st century.
I would like for the President to address that, as well.
PRESIDENT PUTIN: First of all, I would like to say that it gives me
great pleasure to be here in this room. And it's not quite clear for
me whether I am here in the school or at NASA. (Laughter.) Looking at
the questions of the 12th graders, it comes to my mind that everything
is fine with this nation and in this school. (Applause.)
PRESIDENT BUSH: That's right.
PRESIDENT PUTIN: There, indeed, exists a number of scenarios of behavior
in this situation. And the question was quite professionally put, mind
you. You can just dismantle the warheads and rest them by the weapons,
and to preserve the so-called strike-back capability, in order to be
able to retaliate. But one may, on the other hand, destroy the arsenal.
What you would do with those arsenals is subject to negotiations, with
the result of those negotiations depending on the level of trust between
the United States and Russia.
Yesterday, we tasted steak and listened to music, and all of this with
a single purpose and objective, to increase the level of confidence
between the leaders and the people. And if we are to follow this road
further, we will certainly arrive at a solution, decision acceptable
both to Russia, to the United States and, indeed, to the entire world.
(Applause.)
Q I am Zalacia Stanford -- (phonetic.) I'm a senior. As we go out into
the world, do you have any advice for us?
PRESIDENT BUSH: Yes, listen to your mother. (Laughter and applause.)
I do. I think, follow your dreams, would be my advice. Work hard; make
the right choices; and follow your dreams. The other thing is, you never
know where life is going to take you. I can assure you, when I was a
senior in high school, I never sat in an audience saying, gosh, if I
work hard I'll be President of the United States. (Laughter.) Didn't
exactly fit into my vocabulary in those days. (Laughter.) But you never
know. You never know. Trust the Lord, too. (Applause.)
Q Did President Putin like the barbecue last night?
PRESIDENT BUSH: Ask him. (Laughter.)
PRESIDENT PUTIN: Just I had a hard time imagining how could a living
person create such a masterpiece of cooking. A fantastic meal. And when
I said so to the President, he said, indeed, this cannot be done except
for in Texas. (Laughter and applause.)
PRESIDENT BUSH: I think, Mr. President, we ought to ask one of the Russian
high school students for a question. Please.
Q My name is Maria Vasulkova.
PRESIDENT BUSH: How old are you?
Q Eighteen. What do you think, how are the improved relations between
the two countries would influence the Russian economy and the future
prospects for the entire world? In general, what do you think of this?
PRESIDENT PUTIN: Russia has changed greatly recently. And today, the
Russian economy is on the rise. The growth rates are considerably higher
than the average for the world. Last year, the growth rate was about
8.3 percent; this year we're expecting the growth rates close to 6 percent.
I would like to say that, unlike other economic negotiations and negotiators,
Russia is not seeking and is not expecting any preferences or any free-buys.
We even pay -- return the debts of Russia to the international financial
institutions ahead of schedule. Russia needs only one thing to develop
normally. We need normal standards, conditions and relations with all
the leading economies of the world, and primarily with the United States.
And we have to get rid of the ideological barricades of the preceding
decades. And the President is helping. (Applause.)
PRESIDENT BUSH: Let me tell you an interesting story. We've sent teams
of our economic people over to Russia. And Don Evans, who is a Texan,
from Midland, Texas, who is now the Secretary of Commerce, came back
and told me about an encounter her had. He met a guy, a young man in
Russia who told him that five years ago he was really not a business
guy, but he had a dream and he realized that he could buy bread in Moscow
and transport it to St. Petersburg, and make a little profit -- which
was a pretty new concept for the Russian Federation.
And as a result of working hard and having an environment which President
Putin is working hard to create, which is an environment where there
is a tax system that's fair -- and, by the way, they've got a flat tax
in Russia. (Laughter and applause.) He built his own business. He now
owns a grocery store-type business.
To me, that's an example of where the reforms that the President is
putting in place are making sense, where people can own something --
own their own business, own their own land, own the opportunity if you
work hard to be able to have a future that you dream about. And the
President understands that.
Our job as a country is to help where asked. If there's ways that we
can work together for our mutual interest, we will do so. And so one
of the areas where I think the average Russian will realize that the
stereotypes of America have changed is that it's a spirit of cooperation,
not one-upmanship; that we now understand one plus one can equal three,
as opposed to us and Russia we hope to be zero. It's just a different
attitude in a different era. It's time to get the past behind us and
it's time to move forward. And that's exactly why we're here in Crawford,
to show the world we are moving forward.
A couple more questions, then I've got to go have lunch, and so does
the President. Back there in the back.
Q My name is Sean Law -- (phonetic.) I was wondering if you've come
to a conclusion about whether or not to deploy a national missile defense
system?
PRESIDENT BUSH: Are you with the national press corps or -- (laughter.)
I noticed my friends in the national press corps are giving you a thumbs-up.
(Laughter.) Oh, you're a debater. That's okay, then. (Laughter.)
This is an area that we've had a lot of discussions about. As you might
remember, in the presidential campaign I said, in very plain terms,
that I felt the ABM Treaty signed in 1972 is outdated; that the treaty
was signed during a period of time when we really hated each other and
we no longer hate each other; that I view the treaty as something we
need to move beyond.
And I made this very clear to the President. He understands our position,
that it is in our nation's interest, and I think, in his nation's interest
and other peaceful nations' interest to be able to explore the ability
-- to determine whether or not we can be able to deploy defensive systems
to prevent people who might have weapons of mass destruction from hurting
us, or holding us hostage, or being able to blackmail free nations.
He'll be glad to give you his position. We have a difference of opinion.
But the great thing about our relationship is our relationship is strong
enough to endure this difference of opinion. And that's the positive
development. We've found many areas in which we can cooperate and we've
found some areas where we disagree. But, nevertheless, our disagreements
will not divide us, as nations that need to combine to make the world
more peaceful and more prosperous.
So, Mr. President, if you'd like to address defenses, you're welcome
to.
PRESIDENT PUTIN: I feel that time was not wasting by coming here. (Laughter.)
The President told me that we'll just limit ourselves to generalities,
but he was mistaken. (Laughter and applause.) You are applauding yourselves.
(Laughter.)
Our objective is a common both for the United States and for Russia.
The objective is to achieve security for our states, for our nations,
and for the entire world. We share the concerns of the President of
the United
States to the fact that we must think of the future threats. And here
is a common ground for our further discussions.
What we differ in is that we differ in the ways and means we perceive
that are suitable for reaching the same objective. And given the nature
of the relationship between the United States and Russia, one can rest
assured that whatever final solution is found, it will not threaten
or put to threat the interests of both our countries and of the world.
And we shall continue our discussions. (Applause.)
PRESIDENT BUSH: This is the last question. And then what we're going
to do is we're going to walk around and say hello to everybody, and
then we're going to go back to the ranch.
Yes, ma'am.
Q My name is Judy Swinson (phonetic) and I'm in seventh grade.
PRESIDENT BUSH: Seventh grade. Good.
Q And if you do go to Russia, are you going to be taking some kids from
Crawford? (Laughter and applause.)
PRESIDENT BUSH: No. (Laughter.)
PRESIDENT PUTIN: I am extremely grateful for this question. The whole
audience basically started on this note and you finalized the whole
thing with your question. (Laughter.) This is not a mere coincidence,
I believe. On our way here, the President invited to come here when
it's plus 40 Celsius, more than 110, and he invited me to join a plus-40
club who jog when it is 110 and more. (Laughter.) Well, I'll think about
it. (Laughter.)
Indeed, in our country, there are regions where people live, by the
way, in Siberia, where, for one, last year, for two weeks in a row,
the temperatures were about around or below minus 50 Celsius -- for
two weeks running. My promise is I will not terrorize your President
with such low temperatures -- (applause) -- and would be glad to see
any of you present here in Russia.
But, first of all, I would like to address here at this juncture our
hosts, the schoolchildren, the young audience here. At the count of
three, those who want your President to come to Russia, raise your hands
and say, yes.
One, two --
AUDIENCE: Yes. (Applause.)
PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you all. Very good night. (Applause.)
END 11:40 A.M. CST
２）”Whitehouse for Kids"より（http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/）
George W. Bush
George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States.
Birthday
July 6, 1946
Hometown
Midland, Texas
Parents
George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States
Barbara Pierce Bush, former First Lady
Siblings
Three brothers: Jeb, Neil, and Marvin
Sister: Dorothy
Elementary School
Sam Houston Elementary School in Midland, Texas
Favorite Teacher
Coach Jones
Favorite Subject in School
History
Childhood Activities
Playing little league baseball
Participating in Cub Scouts
Childhood Hero
Baseball legend Willie Mays
College
Yale University, Bachelor of Arts degree in history
Graduate School
Harvard University, Masters of Business Administration
Career and Public Service
F-102 pilot for the Texas Air National Guard
Owner, oil and gas business
Managing Partner, Texas Rangers Baseball Team
Governor of Texas
President of the United States
Goals
President Bush has pledged to work in a bipartisan spirit, which means
he plans to work with both Republicans and Democrats in Congress to
pursue goals that are best for Americans. President Bush's goals include
strengthening the nation's public schools, reducing taxes for all taxpayers,
strengthening the military, saving and improving Social Security and
Medicare, and encouraging Americans to be responsible citizens.
Dream for Children
President Bush's dream is for all children to pursue their own dreams,
complete an education, and make good choices.
Brain Challenge
What was President Bush's favorite subject in school?
Where did President Bush attend college?
How many Presidents served before President Bush?
What was President Bush's job before he became President of the United
States?
Name two of President Bush's goals for America.
Challenge Question: What is the meaning of working together in a bipartisan
spirit?
Share your answers with a parent, teacher or other adult.
- 2001年11月16日 14時05分
- Nov. 16th, Fri. 英検２次インタヴューテストまであと２日弱！
1年前の今日！
「2000年11月13日 21時09分
本日の「超オススメ」 二つ！
⇒ 「川原のアメリカレポート大統領選挙編 その６」＝"Kawahara is going in USA No.18"
⇒ 「スルメ」の "E-mail to Bata"の「FROM おさる」（LINK経由）
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2000年11月13日 13時05分
『洛南高生のライバル(rival＝ライヴァル）は洛南高生』
１. That's not true! (ウソ！）
２. F類（female＝女性：フィーメィユ）の存在を忘れている！
３. M類（male＝男性：メィユ）にとって、F類は永遠（えいえん）のライヴァル、永遠のパートナーpartner)!
４. 近頃（ちかごろ）「元気印（げんきじるし）」のF類の増加が、著しい（いちじるしい）。
５. 頑張れ（がんばれ）、Nippon, Nippon 男児（だんじ）！
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2000年11月13日 01時55分
「米倉（よねくら）万有美（まゆみ）の日記」更新（こうしん）さる。
2000年11月11日「土」26時50分
LINK経由で”MAYUMI”をclickしよう。
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2000年11月13日 01時41分
『こって牛の青春記』のご紹介⇒LINK（リンク）経由『スルメ』ヘGO!
(1) 「あなたといると疲（つか）れるの」
(2) 「単に肉体を求めているだけ？」
(3) ”理想の彼女” vs.(対） ”別れた彼氏”
(4) "始めての海外旅行一人旅”
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2000年11月14日 09時08分
「神戸大・立命館大レベル以上を狙う（ねらう）受験生（文系・理系問わず）へ宿題」
（26時間後に解答・解説）
"Yale Daily News"「アメリカ大統領選挙〜現地からの生情報（なまじょうほう）（６）」について、予習しておくこと。
TAhira's going to give you a quiz（クウィズ）！
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2000年11月15日 22時45分
「17日金曜日か、22日水曜日に、衆議院厚生委員会で『介護保険』について50分質問します」−−−やまのい和則
（１）「準備は大丈夫です。当日言われても質問できます。この日のために準備してきましたから」
（２）「残された日数は３日。現場に行かねば、臨場感のある質問は出来ない。」
（３）「さらに、明日１５日は晩８時から翌朝まで、ショートステイの部屋に一晩、泊まらせてもらうことになった」
（４）[やまのい和則（かずのり）メールマガジン第67号]または、[やまのい和則政治メールマガジン第74号]を御覧下さい。
⇒ LINK経由「やまのい和則（かずのり）」のHP(ホームページ）ヘGO!
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2000年11月15日 22時15分
『予定（よてい）は未定（みてい）』
１. 予告していました ”Yale Daily News"「アメリカ大統領選挙〜現地からの生情報（なまじょうほう）（その６）」に関する "quiz"（クウィズ）『テスト』は、『中止する』(call
off ＝ cancel)ではなくて、『延期する』(put off ＝ postpone) ことになりました。
２. 本日の『超オススメ』
⇒ FROM 「おさる」：「我が政策科学部」「私のアジアな夏」など。
⇒ FROM 「ぐうたら生活」：「コンパとコンビニ」「転部？」「アメリカフリーク」
⇒ FROM 「ごろごろおむすび」：「酒に溺れて（おぼれて）」「血を吐いた俺」
⇒ FROM 「早稲田（わせだ）女」：「やりたい事、し放題」「マイペース」
四名中、三名はF類（＝女性）。LINK経由「スルメ」のHPへGO!
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2000年11月15日 20時15分
「”恥ずかしい”英語」
１. I left my fly open all day. 嗚呼（ああ）恥ずかしい。[SVOC]
⇒「社会の窓」を一日中、開（あ）けたままだった。 I am/feel embarrassed.(エムバァラッスｔ）
２. [CT88 本試験] この前の金曜日、町で家の買い物を全部済ませた後で、列車に乗る前に一休みしたいと思って、新聞とチョコレートを少し買って、駅の喫茶店に入り（はいり）ましたーーーあの長いテーブルの置いてある、安いセルフサービスの所です。
床に重いバッグを置き、席を確保するために新聞とチョコレートとを床に置いて、コーヒーを一杯買いに行きました。
コーヒーを持って戻ってくると、隣（となり）の席に誰かが座っていました。例の突っ張った様子をした若者の一人で、黒い眼鏡（めがね）をかけ破れた服を着て、前髪を派手に赤く染めていました。
このごろはそれほど珍しいことではありませんが。私が本当に驚いたのは、その子が私のチョコレートを食べ始めていたことです。
（中略）
その子は私を変な目付（めつき）で見て、それから立ち上がりました。立ち去るときに、「この女は crazy （クレィズィー）だ！」と叫びました。みんなが私を凝視（ぎょうし）しました。
That was embarrassing enough. ＝ それだけでも十分『恥（は）ずかしかった』（＝ ばつがわるかった）ですが、コーヒーを飲み終え、立ち去ろうとしたときはなおさらでした。
私が勘違い（かんちがい）をしたのに気が付いた時、私は真っ赤になりました−−−彼の髪（かみ）ように。
彼が食べていたのは私のチョコレートではありませんでした。私のは、開かないままで、新聞のすぐ下にありました。
３. ashamed と embarrassed は、かなり用法が違う。
（01年11月16日（金）TA追記）
１）ashamed「恥じて」
２）embarrassed(emBARrassed)「決まり悪くて当惑して」
・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・
2000年11月16日 11時28分
"Never say die, Mr Yamanoi! Never Die!" said I (= TAhira).
"Don't worry, PA! I have a lot to do in the Diet," said he.
（１）私の質問時間は５０分間の予定でしたが、３０分になりました。
（２）寮母さんから、「同室の女性の人には、やまのいさんが、今日泊まるとは言ってないので、カーテンをしっかり閉めて、見つからないようにしてください。」とのこと。これは大変なことになった。
（３）私は厚生委員会の質問で、介護現場の実態調査、介護職員の満足度調査をすべきだと、質問したい。
（４）もう２時をまわった。夜勤スタッフに「私と同室の３人は何時ごろ起きますか」と尋ねると、「早い人は４時半」とのこと。「げえー、後２時間少し」。もう寝よう。
Don't let Mr Yamanoi die in the battlefield! Show him that we support
him by subscribing to his 'mail-magazines'!
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2000年11月16日 10時59分
「和文和訳練習（その１）」
１. 英語の時間に当（あ）てられた。
＝ 私は、その英語のクラスの中で、ある質問に答えるよう、要求された。
I was asked to answer a question in the English class.
２. 遅くなりますからもう失礼します。
＝ いま私は、さよならを、言わねばならない。かなり遅いです。
Now I must say good-bye. It is pretty late.
（追記）元資料⇒ 「英作文の演習」（第一学習社）（絶版！）
P.S. 英検（STEP)２級、まだ合格していない諸君（苦労人＝予備校所属の若者を含む）は、TA２級２次テープ・２次プリントに集中せよ！
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2000年11月16日 07時43分
「月・水・土・どよう」「月・水・土・どよう」「月・水・土・どよう」
（１）0限目の月曜・水曜＝東選択教室；０限目の土曜＝西選択教室の早朝特訓で、口パク（”くち＝mouth"をパクパク）と「気合(きあい）」を培おう（つちかおう）！
（２）「どよう日」の１３時から、CT英語１５０点未満者を対象に、”話し合い”を行なう。西選択教室。
（３）「えっ、君は電車の中で、”覚えなきゃあ、覚えなきゃあ”とこの３週間（ようやく）頑張ってきたの？ でも恥ずかしいので、”くちぱく”や、音読はやったことがないって？」
（４）［ララちゃん、君の”運”と”気合”、”根性”を、か弱きＭ類（おとこ）にshare（シェア＝分かち合う）してやってほしいなあ。嗚呼、嗚呼、嗚呼（ああ）！
」
- 2001年11月16日 08時17分
- Nov. 16th, Fri. ”（続続）BURka（ブルカ）からの解放”
０）「ブルカ」って何のことか分からないって？
「ブルカ」＝burka＝BURka＝ブルカ＝バーカ＝イスラム教徒の婦人が人前で着用する頭からすっぽりかぶる顔全体を隠す衣装
１）”-stanに平和を！”（TAhira）
→アフガニスタン, パキスタン, ウズベキスタン, カザフスタン,
キリギスタン, タジキスタン, トルクメニスタン
＝ Afghanistan（afGAnistan）, Pakistan(PakiSTAN), Uzbekistan(UzBEKistan),
Kazakhstan(KazakSTAN), Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, Turkimenitan
→stan＝state「国」
→「市内には依然女性の大半がブルカを着用しているが、高学歴者を中心に次第に非着用者が増えつつある。」
２）[中央日報 (The JoongAng Ilbo)より：日本経済新聞・時事通信社と提携関係]（http://japanese.joins.com/）
＜テロ大戦＞陥落都市で報復・略奪が横行 2001.11.15 22:30
北部同盟軍のカブール占領で米国のアフガニスタン攻撃が新しい局面に入ったなか、マザリシャリフなど一部都市で報復性を呈した残虐行為と略奪が相次いでいる。だが「解放」２日目を迎えたカブール市は、車両の増加とチャドルをとった女性らで、より自由な雰囲気に包まれている。
パキスタンに駐在するステファニー国連スポークスマンは１４日、北部同盟軍が今月１０日、マザリシャリフのある女子校に隠れていたタリバンの青年兵士およそ１００人を射殺したと伝えた。目撃者は北部同盟軍が戦車で学校の建物を砲撃した後すべて死に至らしめたとし「陥落５日目の今でも周辺に死体が散らばっている」と話した。北部同盟側は「敵に投降を勧告したが、黙殺したゆえに避けられなかった」と事実を認め「一切の報復行為を禁止した」と明らかにした。
だが主な戦線地域では、北部同盟軍の暴行・即決処刑といった残虐行為が報告されているとワシントンポスト紙は報じる。
またタリバン軍も、カブールから退却する際、数百人の住民を処刑し略奪と残酷行為を行ったことでカブール市民が恐怖に震えたと、外信が目撃者の話として伝えている。北部同盟のある将軍は「タリバン軍が退却しながら市内の店舗をむやみに略奪した」と語った。両替所が密集している中央市場では、タリバン軍がおよそ８０店舗の金庫を兵器で打ち壊し、１５０万ドルと１０万パキスタンルピーを強奪したと、商人が伝えた。タリバン軍はまた、最近再び補修されたカブール市博物館にも侵入、展示品を略奪したものと伝えられた。
陥落２日目を迎えたカブール市民は、自由になった雰囲気のなかでも不安感を隠しきれなかった。多くの市民は、北部同盟軍の車両が通る度拍手を送りながらも「１９９２年から４年間続いた北部同盟の支配下でも激しい宗族紛争を経験しているだけに、彼らが再び政権を執るのがただ愉快だとは言えない」という。北部同盟は１５日「タリバン政権の下で失職した人々は、１７日まで復職することになり、タリバンに加担した者でも抵抗しなければ処罰しない」との立場を表明するなど、市民の支持確保に出た。
市内には依然女性の大半がブルカを着用しているが、高学歴者を中心に次第に非着用者が増えつつある。タリバンによって女子校の校長職と解任されたカリマ・ヘラタ氏は、ブルカを投げ捨てて「たった１時間かぶってみるだけで、誰もがこの息苦しさを理解できるはず」と笑った。
カブール＝姜賛昊（カン・チャンホ）記者 < stoncold@joongang.co.kr >
2001.11.15 22:30
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