提出辩护 meaning in Chinese

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Mr . bush also defended the war in iraq . he said the regime of saddam hussein posed a threat that the world could not ignore
布什还为发动伊拉克战争提出辩护，说萨达姆政权对全世界构成的威胁不容忽视。
Japanese prime minister junichiro koizumi has defended his visits to a controversial tokyo war shrine , amid media speculation he could make a final pilgrimage this month before leaving office
日本首相小泉纯一郎为自己参拜备受争议的靖国神社提出辩护。同时，媒体猜测小泉首相在卸任前，可能这个月会最后一次参拜靖国神社。