奥巴马总统就授权在伊拉克采取行动发表的讲话（中英对照）

英文版：Statement by the President on Iraq.doc

中文版：欧巴马总统就授权在伊拉克采取行动发表的讲话.doc

Statement by the President on Authorization for Actions in Iraq

欧巴马总统就授权在伊拉克采取行动发表的讲话

 

State Dining Room

国宴厅

 

August 07, 2014

2014年8月7日

 

Good evening.  Today I authorized two operations in Iraq – targeted airstrikes to protect our American personnel, and a humanitarian effort to help save thousands of Iraqi civilians who are trapped on a mountain without food and water and facing almost certain death.  Let me explain the actions we’re taking and why.   

 

晚上好。今天我授权在伊拉克采取两项行动——为保护我们美国的有关人员发起有针对性的空袭，同时进行人道主义努力，为数千名困在深山的伊拉克平民提供救援，他们没有食物和饮水，几乎只有死亡一途。我需要谈谈我们正在采取的行动以及为什么这样做。

 

First, I said in June – as the terrorist group ISIL began an advance across Iraq – that the United States would be prepared to take targeted military action in Iraq if and when we determined that the situation required it.  In recent days, these terrorists have continued to move across Iraq, and have neared the city of Erbil, where American diplomats and civilians serve at our consulate and American military personnel advise Iraqi forces.

 

首先，我在6月份曾谈到——由于恐怖主义组织伊拉克与黎凡特伊斯兰国（ISIL）开始在伊拉克大举进犯——如果当我们确定局势有这样的要求时，美国将准备在伊拉克采取有针对性的军事行动。近几天，这些恐怖主义分子继续在伊拉克各地猖狂反扑，已经接近埃尔比勒市，在那里有美国外交人员和民事人员在我国领事馆工作，也有美国军事人员为伊拉克军队提供咨询。

 

To stop the advance on Erbil, I’ve directed our military to take targeted strikes against ISIL terrorist convoys should they move toward the city.  We intend to stay vigilant, and take action if these terrorist forces threaten our personnel or facilities anywhere in Iraq, including our consulate in Erbil and our embassy in Baghdad.  We’re also providing urgent assistance to Iraqi government and Kurdish forces so they can more effectively wage the fight against ISIL.

 

为了阻止他们向埃尔比勒进发，我已经指示我国军队，一旦ISIL恐怖主义分子的车队向该市进发，就采取有针对性的打击。我们准备保持警觉，如果这些恐怖主义武装分子对我国在伊拉克任何地方的人员和设施造成威胁，包括我国驻埃尔比勒的领事馆和驻巴格达大使馆，就可采取行动。我们还为伊拉克政府和库尔德部队提供紧急援助，帮助他们更有效地向ISIL发起反击。

 

Second, at the request of the Iraqi government – we’ve begun operations to help save Iraqi civilians stranded on the mountain.  As ISIL has marched across Iraq, it has waged a ruthless campaign against innocent Iraqis.  And these terrorists have been especially barbaric towards religious minorities, including Christian and Yezidis, a small and ancient religious sect.  Countless Iraqis have been displaced.  And chilling reports describe ISIL militants rounding up families, conducting mass executions, and enslaving Yezidi women.

 

其次，应伊拉克政府的请求——我们开始采取行动救援被困在深山的伊拉克平民。ISIL在伊拉克各地肆意横行，残害无辜的伊拉克百姓。这些恐怖主义分子对宗教少数派尤其残酷暴虐，其中包括基督教徒和一个小规模的古老宗教派别雅兹迪。无数伊拉克人流离失所。据一些令人不寒而栗的报道，ISIL武装分子将各家各户围禁在一起，进行集体处决并奴役雅兹迪妇女。

 

In recent days, Yezidi women, men and children from the area of Sinjar have fled for their lives.  And thousands – perhaps tens of thousands – are now hiding high up on the mountain, with little but the clothes on their backs.  They’re without food, they’re without water.  People are starving.  And children are dying of thirst.  Meanwhile, ISIL forces below have called for the systematic destruction of the entire Yezidi people, which would constitute genocide.  So these innocent families are faced with a horrible choice:  descend the mountain and be slaughtered, or stay and slowly die of thirst and hunger.

 

近几天，辛贾尔地区的雅兹迪妇女、男子和儿童为逃命离开家乡。现在，数千人——可能达数万人——在深山里藏身，除了身上穿的衣服，可以说一无所有。他们没有食物。他们没有饮水。人们正面临饥毙的处境。孩子们饥渴难当不幸夭亡。与此同时，ISIL武装人员在山下发出荡平整个雅兹迪群体的叫嚣，这将构成种族灭绝的行为。所以，这些无辜的家庭正面临可怕的两难处境：下山会被杀害，留下不走则饥渴交迫慢慢走向死亡。

 

I’ve said before, the United States cannot and should not intervene every time there’s a crisis in the world.  So let me be clear about why we must act, and act now.  When we face a situation like we do on that mountain – with innocent people facing the prospect of violence on a horrific scale, when we have a mandate to help – in this case, a request from the Iraqi government – and when we have the unique capabilities to help avert a massacre, then I believe the United States of America cannot turn a blind eye.  We can act, carefully and responsibly, to prevent a potential act of genocide.  That’s what we’re doing on that mountain.

 

我以前曾说过，美国不能，也不应该在全世界每一次发生危机的时候都进行干预。我需要说明，我们为什么必须采取行动，现在就采取行动。当我们看到如同这座大山那样的情况——无辜平民受到异常残忍的暴力威胁，当我们需要执行援助的使命——在伊拉克政府提出请求的情况下——当我们具有独一无二的能力为阻止一场大屠杀发挥作用，所以我认为美利坚合众国不能对此熟视无睹。我们可以采取行动，以谨慎和负责任的方式，防止可能发生的种族灭绝行为。这就是我们正在这座大山上采取的行动。

 

I’ve, therefore, authorized targeted airstrikes, if necessary, to help forces in Iraq as they fight to break the siege of Mount Sinjar and protect the civilians trapped there.  Already, American aircraft have begun conducting humanitarian airdrops of food and water to help these desperate men, women and children survive.  Earlier this week, one Iraqi in the area cried to the world, “There is no one coming to help.”  Well today, America is coming to help.  We’re also consulting with other countries – and the United Nations – who have called for action to address this humanitarian crisis.

 

为此，我授权在需要的情况下发起有针对性的空袭，帮助伊拉克部队突破辛贾尔山的围困局面，保护困在那里的平民百姓。美国飞机已经开始执行人道主义飞行任务，通过空投食品和饮水帮助这些处于绝境的男子、妇女和儿童获得生存的机会。这个星期早些时候，该地区一名伊拉克人向全世界哭诉道，“没有人来帮助我们。”但今天，美国正挺身相助。我们还与其他国家进行磋商—以及联合国——联合国已经呼吁为解决这场人道主义危机采取行动。

 

I know that many of you are rightly concerned about any American military action in Iraq, even limited strikes like these.  I understand that.  I ran for this office in part to end our war in Iraq and welcome our troops home, and that’s what we’ve done.  As Commander-in-Chief, I will not allow the United States to be dragged into fighting another war in Iraq.  And so even as we support Iraqis as they take the fight to these terrorists, American combat troops will not be returning to fight in Iraq, because there’s no American military solution to the larger crisis in Iraq.  The only lasting solution is reconciliation among Iraqi communities and stronger Iraqi security forces.

 

我知道，你们很多人对美国在伊拉克的军事行动，即使是这类有限的打击，表示了正当的关注。我对此表示理解。我竞选这个职务的原因之一就是结束在伊拉克的战事，迎接我们的军队返回国内，我们已经做到这些。作为总司令，我不允许美国被拖入在伊拉克的另一场战争。即使在我们支持伊拉克向这些恐怖主义分子发起进攻的时候，美国作战部队也不会再回到伊拉克参加战斗，因为美国的军事行动不可能解决伊拉克更广泛的危机。唯一的永久性解决方案是伊拉克各族人民实现和解和增强伊拉克安全部队的力量。

 

However, we can and should support moderate forces who can bring stability to Iraq.  So even as we carry out these two missions, we will continue to pursue a broader strategy that empowers Iraqis to confront this crisis.  Iraqi leaders need to come together and forge a new government that represents the legitimate interests of all Iraqis, and that can fight back against the threats like ISIL.  Iraqis have named a new President, a new Speaker of Parliament, and are seeking consensus on a new Prime Minister.  This is the progress that needs to continue in order to reverse the momentum of the terrorists who prey on Iraq’s divisions.

 

但是，我们能够并且应该支持那些能够给伊拉克带来稳定的温和派力量。因此，即使在展开这两项使命的同时，我们将继续实行一项更广泛的战略，让伊拉克人有能力迎战这一危机。伊拉克领导人需要走到一起，组建一个代表全体伊拉克人民合法利益的新政府，并且具有反击像ISIL这种威胁的能力。伊拉克人民任命了一位新总统，一位新议长，并且在努力对决定一位新总理达成共识。要扭转伺机利用伊拉克人之间的分歧的恐怖主义分子的势头，需要在这方面保持进展。

 

Once Iraq has a new government, the United States will work with it and other countries in the region to provide increased support to deal with this humanitarian crisis and counterterrorism challenge.  None of Iraq’s neighbors have an interest in this terrible suffering or instability.

 

一旦伊拉克成立新政府，美国将与它以及这一地区的其他国家合作，为解决这一人道危机和反击恐怖主义的挑战提供更多支持。没有任何一个伊拉克邻国愿意看到如此可怕的苦难或动荡的存在。

 

And so we’ll continue to work with our friends and allies to help refugees get the shelter and food and water they so desperately need, and to help Iraqis push back against ISIL.  The several hundred American advisors that I ordered to Iraq will continue to assess what more we can do to help train, advise and support Iraqi forces going forward.  And just as I consulted Congress on the decisions I made today, we will continue to do so going forward.

 

因此，我们将继续与我们的盟友一道努力，帮助让难民得到急需的临时住所和食品及水，并帮助伊拉克人民击退ISIL。我下令派到伊拉克的数百名美国顾问人员将不断地对我们接下来如何能够帮助向伊拉克部队提供更多的培训、建议和支持作出评估。如同我今天的决定是经过与国会磋商一样，我们未来会继续这样做。

 

My fellow Americans, the world is confronted by many challenges.  And while America has never been able to right every wrong, America has made the world a more secure and prosperous place.  And our leadership is necessary to underwrite the global security and prosperity that our children and our grandchildren will depend upon.  We do so by adhering to a set of core principles.  We do whatever is necessary to protect our people.  We support our allies when they’re in danger.  We lead coalitions of countries to uphold international norms.  And we strive to stay true to the fundamental values – the desire to live with basic freedom and dignity – that is common to human beings wherever they are.  That’s why people all over the world look to the United States of America to lead.  And that’s why we do it.

 

我的美国同胞们，世界在面临许多挑战。虽然美国从未能处处拨乱反正，但美国做到了让这个世界更加安全和繁荣。美国有必要为我们的子孙后代所需要的全球安全与繁荣担负领导责任。我们通过恪守一套核心原则来做到这点。我们采取一切必要行动保护我们的人民。我们向陷入危境的盟国提供支持。我们率领多国联盟维护国际准则。我们努力忠实基本价值观——对过有基本自由和尊严的生活的向往——无论在哪里，这是人类的共同愿望。正因为如此，世界各地人民期待美利坚合众国发挥领导作用。

 

So let me close by assuring you that there is no decision that I take more seriously than the use of military force.  Over the last several years, we have brought the vast majority of our troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan.  And I’ve been careful to resist calls to turn time and again to our military, because America has other tools in our arsenal than our military.  We can also lead with the power of our diplomacy, our economy, and our ideals.

 

让我在结束讲话时向你们保证，没有任何决定比动用武力让我更加审慎。过去几年中，我们将绝大部分部队从伊拉克和阿富汗撤回国。我曾谨慎地拒绝了一次次动用军队的要求，因为美国拥有除军队以外的其他手段。我们通过外交、经济和理念的力量也能发挥领导作用。

 

But when the lives of American citizens are at risk, we will take action.  That’s my responsibility as Commander-in-Chief.  And when many thousands of innocent civilians are faced with the danger of being wiped out, and we have the capacity to do something about it, we will take action.  That is our responsibility as Americans.  That’s a hallmark of American leadership.  That’s who we are.

 

但是，当美国公民的生命面临危险时，我们要采取行动。这是我作为总司令的责任。当数以千计无辜百姓面临被斩尽杀绝的危险而我们有能力有所作为时，我们要采取行动。这是我们作为美国人的责任。这是美国领导作用的标志。这是我们的本质。

 

So tonight, we give thanks to our men and women in uniform – especially our brave pilots and crews over Iraq who are protecting our fellow Americans and saving the lives of so many men, women and children that they will never meet.  They represent American leadership at its best.  As a nation, we should be proud of them, and of our country’s enduring commitment to uphold our own security and the dignity of our fellow human beings.

 

因此今晚，我们向我们的男女军人表示感谢——特别是向飞在伊拉克上空的勇敢的飞行员和机组成员，他们在保护美国同胞，在拯救着许许多多从未谋面的男女老少的生命。他们是美国领导力量的最佳体现。作为一个国家，我们应为他们感到骄傲，应为我们国家对维护本国安全和人类同胞的尊严给予的持久承诺感到骄傲。

 

God bless our Armed Forces, and God bless the United States of America.

 

上帝保佑美国部队，上帝保佑美利坚合众国。