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发布时间：2017-04-17
thisweek,iauthorizedtwooperationsiniraq.first,idirectedourmilitarytotakeactiontoprotectouramericandiplomatsandmilitaryadvisorsservinginthecityoferbil.inrecentdays,terroristforcesnearedthecity.thursdaynight,imadeitclearthatiftheyattemptedtoadvancefurther,ourmilitarywouldrespondwithtargetedstrikes.that’swhatwe’vedone.and,ifnecessary,that’swhatwewillcontinuetodo.wehaveamericansservingacrossiraq,includingourembassyinbaghdad,andwe’lldowhateverisneededtoprotectourpeople.
second,we’vebegunahumanitarianefforttohelpthoseiraqicivilianstrappedonthatmountain.theterroriststhathavetakenoverpartsofiraqhavebeenespeciallybrutaltoreligiousminorities—roundingupfamilies,executingmen,enslavingwomen,andthreateningthesystematicdestructionofanentirereligiouscommunity,whichwouldbegenocide.
thethousands—perhapstensofthousands—ofiraqimen,womenandchildrenwhofledtothatmountainwerestarvinganddyingofthirst.thefoodandwaterweairdroppedwillhelpthemsurvive.i’vealsoapprovedtargetedamericanairstrikestohelpiraqiforcesbreakthesiegeandrescuethesefamilies.earlierthisweek,oneanguishediraqiinthisareacriedtotheworld,“thereisnoonecomingtohelp.”today,americaishelping.
theunitedstatescannotandshouldnotinterveneeverytimethere’sacrisisintheworld.butwhenthere’sasituationliketheoneonthismountain—whencountlessinnocentpeoplearefacingamassacre,andwhenwehavetheabilitytohelppreventit—theunitedstatescan’tjustlookaway.that’snotwhoweare.we’reamericans.weact.welead.andthat’swhatwe’regoingtodoonthatmountain.asoneamericanwhowrotetomeyesterdaysaid,“itistherightthingtodo.”
ascommander-in-chief,iwillnotallowtheunitedstatestobedraggedintofightinganotherwariniraq.americancombattroopswillnotbereturningtofightiniraq,becausethere’snoamericanmilitarysolutiontothelargercrisisthere.
whatwewilldoiscontinueourbroaderstrategyiniraq.wewillprotectourcitizens.wewillworkwiththeinternationalcommunitytoaddressthishumanitariancrisis.we’llhelppreventtheseterroristsfromhavingapermanentsafehavenfromwhichtoattackamerica.andwe’llcontinuetourgeiraqicommunitiestoreconcile,cometogetherandfightbackagainsttheseterroristssothepeopleofiraqhavetheopportunityforabetterfuture—theopportunityforwhichsomanyamericansgavetheirlivesiniraqinalongandhardwar.
today,wesaluteourbravemenandwomeninuniform—especiallyourcourageouspilotsandcrewsoveriraq.they’reprotectingourfellowamericans.they’rehelpingsavethelivesofinnocentpeopleonamountain—peoplewhotodayknowthatthere’sacountrycalledamericathatcaresforthem,too,andthatiswillingtostandup—notjustforourownsecurity,butforthedignityandfreedomthatbelongstoallpeople.
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