2004年年底最令全球人瞩目的事情莫过于美国大选了。全球各地有很多人，尤其是欧洲人，都希望民主党后选人约翰·克里能够击败备受争议的现任总统乔治·布什，即使他们未必就真的了解和信任克里。但结果还得由美国人来决定，那就是乔治·布什成功连任。连任后的布什，是会继续一意孤行，还是会有所改变呢？本期《双语聚焦》将就一些重要的政策问题来揭开这个端倪。

    Iraq

    Buoyed by the surge of public support for his policies on Iraq, the most controversial issue of the campaign, George Bush will continue his strategy there with renewed vigor.

    He is pressing ahead with plans for the Iraqi election in January and for a huge assault on anti-American insurgents in Iraq. Now there is no electoral need for restraint, the attack will be bloody and could cause even more US casualties but the larger death toll will be on the Iraqi side. That these casualties only increase anti-American sentiment in Iraq seems to be ignored in Washington. ......