公眾人物畢業(yè)演講(MP3+字幕)第103期:奧巴馬美國軍事學(xué)院(7)
同艾森豪威爾一樣 這一代身著軍裝的年輕人 也都非常清楚戰(zhàn)爭的代價 你們西點(diǎn)人肯定知道這一點(diǎn)
Four of the servicemembers who stood in theaudience when I announced the surge of our forcesin Afghanistan gave their lives in that effort
在我宣布阿富汗增兵計劃時 站在臺下的聽眾中 有四名軍人 為這一計劃獻(xiàn)出了生命
A lot more were wounded I believe America's security demanded those deployments
受傷的人數(shù)就更多了 我相信 美國安全需要這些布署
But I am haunted by those deaths
但我對這些逝去的生命無法釋懷
I am haunted by those wounds
我對這么多人的負(fù)傷無法釋懷
And I would betray my duty to you and to the country we love if I ever sent you into harm'sway simply because I saw a problem somewhere in the world that needed to be fixed
我將背離自己的職責(zé)和對祖國的熱愛 如果我將你們置于險境 僅僅因?yàn)槲艺J(rèn)為世界某地有問題需要解決
or because I was worried about critics who think military intervention is the only way forAmerica to avoid looking weak
僅僅因?yàn)槲液ε萝娛赂缮嬷髁x者的批評 僅僅因?yàn)槲液ε旅绹救?助長敵人的囂張氣焰
Here's my bottom line: America must always lead on the world stage
總而言之 美國必須在世界舞臺上扮演領(lǐng)導(dǎo)角色
If we don't, no one else will
如果美國不站出來領(lǐng)導(dǎo) 誰都不會站出來
The military that you have joined is and always will be the backbone of that leadership
你們加入的軍隊(duì)無論現(xiàn)在還是將來 都將一直是美國領(lǐng)導(dǎo)權(quán)的支柱
But U.S. military action cannot be the only or even primary component of our leadership inevery instance
不過軍事行動 不能成為美國實(shí)現(xiàn)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)權(quán)的唯一手段 軍事行動甚至連主要手段都不應(yīng)當(dāng)是
Just because we have the best hammer does not mean that every problem is a nail
不能因?yàn)槲覀兪种袚碛凶詈玫蔫F錘 就把每個問題都當(dāng)成釘子
And because the costs associated with military action are so high
原因在于 軍事行動的代價太過高昂
you should expect every civilian leader and especially your Commander-in-Chief to be clearabout how that awesome power should be used
每一位文職領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人 特別是三軍統(tǒng)帥 應(yīng)當(dāng)清楚該如何使用強(qiáng)大的軍事力量
So let me spend the rest of my time describing my vision for how the United States of Americaand our military should lead in the years to come
下面請允許我將剩下的時間 用來描述我所理解的美利堅合眾國應(yīng)當(dāng)如何在未來使用軍事力量
