奥巴马2014国情咨文（视频）

And I know this chamber agrees that few Americans give more to their country than our diplomats and the men and women of the United States Armed Forces.

美国的外交官和军队为美国做出了巨大的贡献。

Tonight, because of the extraordinary troops and civilians who risk and lay down their lives to keep us free, the United States is more secure. When I took office, nearly 180,000 Americans were serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Today, all our troops are out of Iraq. More than 60,000 of our troops have already come home from Afghanistan. With Afghan forces now in the lead for their own security, our troops have moved to a support role. Together with our allies, we will complete our mission there by the end of this year, and America's longest war will finally be over.

今晚，因为杰出的军人和一些民众冒着危险保护我们，美国才更加安全。在我就职时，有近18万美国人正在伊拉克和阿富汗服役。今天，美军已经完全撤离伊拉克，并已从阿富汗撤军超过6万人。现在阿富汗的安全已由阿富汗军队负责，美军仅提供一些支持。我们将在年底与盟国一起结束在阿富汗的作战任务，美国在国外的长期作战终于要结束了。

After 2014, we will support a unified Afghanistan as it takes responsibility for its own future. If the Afghan government signs a security agreement that we have negotiated, a small force of Americans could remain in Afghanistan with NATO allies to carry out two narrow missions: training and assisting Afghan forces, and counterterrorism operations to pursue any remnants of al-Qaida. For while our relationship with Afghanistan will change, one thing will not: our resolve that terrorists do not launch attacks against our country.

2014年后，我们将支持一个统一的阿富汗承担起自己未来的责任。如果阿富汗政府签署于我们谈判的安全协议，美国将与北约盟国在阿富汗保持小规模的部队，执行两项任务：训练和协助阿富汗部队，执行反恐行动追击基地组织残余势力。我们与阿富汗的关系会变，但有一样不会变：那就是我们不让恐怖分子袭击我们国家的决心。

The fact is, that danger remains. While we have put al-Qaida's core leadership on a path to defeat, the threat has evolved, as al-Qaida affiliates and other extremists take root in different parts of the world. In Yemen, Somalia, Iraq and Mali, we have to keep working with partners to disrupt and disable these networks. In Syria, we'll support the opposition that rejects the agenda of terrorist networks. Here at home, we'll keep strengthening our defenses, and combat new threats like cyberattacks. And as we reform our defense budget, we have to keep faith with our men and women in uniform, and invest in the capabilities they need to succeed in future missions.

事实上，威胁依旧存在。尽管我们将基地组织核心领导层赶上了失败之路，威胁已经变化。基地组织分支与其他极端分子在世界不同地区扎根。在也门、索马里、伊拉克和马里，我们不得不与伙伴国家合作，打击这些网络。在叙利亚，我们将支持抵制恐怖网络的反对派。在国内，我们将加强我们的防御，迎战网络攻击等新威胁。我们将改革我们的国防预算，我们必须相信我们男女军人，投资于他们未来行动成功所需的能力。

We have to remain vigilant. But I strongly believe our leadership and our security cannot depend on our military alone. As commander-in-chief, I have used force when needed to protect the American people, and I will never hesitate to do so as long as I hold this office. But I will not send our troops into harm's way unless it's truly necessary; nor will I allow our sons and daughters to be mired in open-ended conflicts. We must fight the battles that need to be fought, not those that terrorists prefer from us - large-scale deployments that drain our strength and may ultimately feed extremism.

我们需要保持警惕。但我坚信我们的领导和我们的安全不能仅仅依靠军队。作为武装部队总司令，我必须在必要时使用武力保护美国人民，只要我任职一天，我就将毫不犹疑地这样做。但除非必要，我不会让我们的军队走向受损之路，也不会让我们的儿女陷入无穷无尽的冲突。我们必须打需要打的战斗，但不是恐怖分子希望我们打的战斗——分散我们的力量，可能最终有利于恐怖主义的大规模部署。

So, even as we aggressively pursue terrorist networks - through more targeted efforts and by building the capacity of our foreign partners - America must move off a permanent war footing. That's why I've imposed prudent limits on the use of drones - for we will not be safer if people abroad believe we strike within their countries without regard for the consequence. That's why, working with this Congress, I will reform our surveillance programs - because the vital work of our intelligence community depends on public confidence, here and abroad, that the privacy of ordinary people is not being violated. And with the Afghan war ending, this needs to be the year Congress lifts the remaining restrictions on detainee transfers and we close the prison at Guantanamo Bay - because we counter terrorism not just through intelligence and military action, but by remaining true to our constitutional ideals, and setting an example for the rest of the world.

因此，尽管我们通过更定向的努力，通过提高盟国的能力，积极追击恐怖网络，美国必须远离长期战争。这就是我为何限制使用无人机，因为如果国外的人认为我们不顾后果地轰炸他们的国家，我们难以更安全。这就是为何，通过与国会合作，我将改革我们的监控项目，因为我们情报机构重要的工作有赖于国内外公众的信任，普通人的隐私不得侵犯。随着阿富汗战争结束，需要国会取消转移囚犯和关闭关塔那摩监狱的其他限制，因为我们不仅仅通过情报和军事行动反恐，还依靠忠于我们的宪法理念，为世界树立典范。

You see, in a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy. American diplomacy has rallied more than fifty countries to prevent nuclear materials from falling into the wrong hands, and allowed us to reduce our own reliance on Cold War stockpiles. American diplomacy, backed by the threat of force, is why Syria's chemical weapons are being eliminated, and we will continue to work with the international community to usher in the future the Syrian people deserve - a future free of dictatorship, terror and fear.

你们看，面对世界纷繁紧张的局势，我们的安全保障和领导地位取决于我们各个力量的配合，当然也包括我们国家强有力而有原则的外交能力。我们通过外交手段，号召了全球50个国家为阻止核原料落入不法分子手中而一起努力，同时呼吁减少对冷战时期库存的依赖。美国的外交策略以武力威胁作为后盾，这也是为什么通过美国外交的能力，叙利亚的化学武器能被摧毁。在日后，我们将继续与国际社会一道让叙利亚人民能在一个没有独裁统治，恐怖组织和恐惧担忧的社会下生活。