Good afternoon, everybody. 大家下午好。
I want to take this opportunity to update the American people about the situation in Libya. Over the last several weeks, the world has watched events unfold in Libya with hope and alarm. Last month, protesters took to the streets across the country to demand their universal rights, and a government that is accountable to them and responsive to their aspirations. But they were met with an iron fist. 我想借此机会向美国人民通报利比亚的最新局势。过去几周以来，全世界都在关注利比亚事态的发展，既有希望也有忧虑。上个月，抗议者走上利比亚各地街头，要求获得他们的普世人权，要求建立一个对他们负责、回应他们诉求的政府。但他们遭到了铁拳镇压。
Within days, whole parts of the country declared their independence from a brutal regime, and members of the government serving in Libya and abroad chose to align themselves with the forces of change. Moammar Qaddafi clearly lost the confidence of his own people and the legitimacy to lead. 短短几天内，利比亚大片地区宣布脱离这个残暴政权，在国内外任职的政府官员也纷纷选择站在变革力量一边。卡扎菲显然已经失去了人民的信任和执政的合法性。
Instead of respecting the rights of his own people, Qaddafi chose the path of brutal suppression. Innocent civilians were beaten, imprisoned, and in some cases killed. Peaceful protests were forcefully put down. Hospitals were attacked and patients disappeared. A campaign of intimidation and repression began. 卡扎菲没有尊重本国人民的权利，而是选择了残酷镇压的道路。无辜平民遭到殴打、监禁，有些人甚至被杀害。和平抗议被武力镇压。医院遭到袭击，病人莫名失踪。一场恐吓和压迫的运动就此展开。
In the face of this injustice, the United States and the international community moved swiftly. Sanctions were put in place by the United States and our allies and partners. The U.N. Security Council imposed further sanctions, an arms embargo, and the specter of international accountability for Qaddafi and those around him. Humanitarian assistance was positioned on Libya's borders, and those displaced by the violence received our help. Ample warning was given that Qaddafi needed to stop his campaign of repression, or be held accountable. 面对这种不公正行为，美国和国际社会迅速采取了行动。美国及其盟友和伙伴实施了制裁。联合国安理会实施了进一步制裁、武器禁运，并警告卡扎菲及其追随者将面临国际问责。人道主义援助被部署到利比亚边境，因暴力而流离失所的人们得到了我们的帮助。我们充分警告卡扎菲必须停止压迫运动，否则将被追究责任。
The Arab League and the European Union joined us in calling for an end to violence. 阿拉伯联盟和欧盟也加入我们的行列，呼吁终止暴力。
Once again, Qaddafi chose to ignore the will of his people and the international community. Instead, he launched a military campaign against his own people. And there should be no doubt about his intentions, because he himself has made them clear. 卡扎菲再次选择无视本国人民和国际社会的意愿。相反，他发动了一场针对本国人民的军事行动。对于他的意图不应有任何怀疑，因为他自己已经说得清清楚楚。
For decades, he has demonstrated a willingness to use brute force through his sponsorship of terrorism against the American people as well as others, and through the killings that he has carried out within his own borders. And just yesterday, speaking of the city of Benghazi -- a city of roughly 700,000 people -- he threatened, and I quote: "We will have no mercy and no pity" -- no mercy on his own citizens. 几十年来，他一直表现出使用暴力的意愿，通过支持针对美国人民及其他国家的恐怖主义，以及在他本国境内实施的杀戮行为。就在昨天，谈到班加西这座大约七十万人口的城市时，他威胁道，我引用他的话："我们不会怜悯，不会同情"——对自己的公民毫不留情。
Now, here is why this matters to us. Left unchecked, we have every reason to believe that Qaddafi would commit atrocities against his people. Many thousands could die. A humanitarian crisis would ensue. The entire region could be destabilized, endangering many of our allies and partners. The calls of the Libyan people for help would go unanswered. The democratic values that we stand for would be overrun. Moreover, the words of the international community would be rendered hollow. 这就是为什么这件事与我们息息相关。如果不加以制止，我们完全有理由相信卡扎菲会对他的人民犯下暴行。成千上万的人可能丧生。人道主义危机将随之而来。整个地区可能陷入动荡，危及我们的许多盟友和伙伴。利比亚人民的求助将无人回应。我们所代表的民主价值观将被践踏。此外，国际社会的承诺将变得空洞无力。
And that's why the United States has worked with our allies and partners to shape a strong international response at the United Nations. Our focus has been clear: protecting innocent civilians within Libya, and holding the Qaddafi regime accountable. 正因如此，美国与盟友和伙伴一道，在联合国推动了一项强有力的国际回应。我们的重点很明确：保护利比亚境内的无辜平民，追究卡扎菲政权的责任。
Yesterday, in response to a call for action by the Libyan people and the Arab League, the U.N. Security Council passed a strong resolution that demands an end to the violence against citizens. It authorizes the use of force with an explicit commitment to pursue all necessary measures to stop the killing, to include the enforcement of a no-fly zone over Libya. It also strengthens our sanctions and the enforcement of an arms embargo against the Qaddafi regime. 昨天，应利比亚人民和阿拉伯联盟的呼吁，联合国安理会通过了一项强有力的决议，要求终止对公民的暴力行为。该决议授权使用武力，并明确承诺采取一切必要措施制止杀戮，包括在利比亚上空执行禁飞区。决议还加强了我们的制裁措施和对卡扎菲政权的武器禁运。
Now, once more, Moammar Qaddafi has a choice. The resolution that passed lays out very clear conditions that must be met. The United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Arab states agree that a cease-fire must be implemented immediately. That means all attacks against civilians must stop. Qaddafi must stop his troops from advancing on Benghazi, pull them back from Ajdabiya, Misrata, and Zawiya, and establish water, electricity and gas supplies to all areas. Humanitarian assistance must be allowed to reach the people of Libya. 现在，卡扎菲再次面临选择。通过的决议列出了必须满足的非常明确的条件。美国、英国、法国和阿拉伯国家一致同意必须立即实施停火。这意味着必须停止一切对平民的攻击。卡扎菲必须停止其部队向班加西推进，从阿杰达比亚、米苏拉塔和扎维亚撤军，并恢复所有地区的水、电和天然气供应。必须允许人道主义援助抵达利比亚人民手中。
Let me be clear, these terms are not negotiable. These terms are not subject to negotiation. If Qaddafi does not comply with the resolution, the international community will impose consequences, and the resolution will be enforced through military action. 让我明确一点，这些条件不容谈判。这些条件没有商量的余地。如果卡扎菲不遵守决议，国际社会将施加后果，决议将通过军事行动予以执行。
In this effort, the United States is prepared to act as part of an international coalition. American leadership is essential, but that does not mean acting alone -- it means shaping the conditions for the international community to act together. 在这一努力中，美国准备作为国际联盟的一部分采取行动。美国的领导力至关重要，但这并不意味着单独行动——而是为国际社会共同行动创造条件。
That's why I have directed Secretary Gates and our military to coordinate their planning, and tomorrow Secretary Clinton will travel to Paris for a meeting with our European allies and Arab partners about the enforcement of Resolution 1973. 因此，我已指示盖茨部长和军方协调相关计划，明天克林顿国务卿将前往巴黎，与我们的欧洲盟友和阿拉伯伙伴就第1973号决议的执行进行磋商。
We will provide the unique capabilities that we can bring to bear to stop the violence against civilians, including enabling our European allies and Arab partners to effectively enforce a no fly zone. I have no doubt that the men and women of our military are capable of carrying out this mission. Once more, they have the thanks of a grateful nation and the admiration of the world. 我们将提供我们所能发挥的独特能力来制止对平民的暴力，包括帮助我们的欧洲盟友和阿拉伯伙伴有效执行禁飞区。我毫不怀疑我们的男女军人有能力完成这一使命。他们再次得到了一个感恩的国家的感谢和全世界的钦佩。
I also want to be clear about what we will not be doing. The United States is not going to deploy ground troops into Libya. And we are not going to use force to go beyond a well-defined goal --- specifically, the protection of civilians in Libya. In the coming weeks, we will continue to help the Libyan people with humanitarian and economic assistance so that they can fulfill their aspirations peacefully. 我也要明确说明我们不会做什么。美国不会向利比亚部署地面部队。我们也不会使用武力来超越一个明确界定的目标——具体来说，就是保护利比亚的平民。在接下来的几周里，我们将继续向利比亚人民提供人道主义和经济援助，帮助他们和平实现自己的诉求。
Now, the United States did not seek this outcome. Our decisions have been driven by Qaddafi's refusal to respect the rights of his people, and the potential for mass murder of innocent civilians. It is not an action that we will pursue alone. Indeed, our British and French allies, and members of the Arab League, have already committed to take a leadership role in the enforcement of this resolution, just as they were instrumental in pursuing it. 美国并未寻求这样的结果。我们的决定源于卡扎菲拒绝尊重其人民的权利，以及无辜平民遭受大规模屠杀的可能性。这不是我们将独自采取的行动。事实上，我们的英国和法国盟友以及阿拉伯联盟成员已经承诺在这项决议的执行中发挥领导作用，正如他们在推动通过该决议时所发挥的关键作用一样。
We are coordinating closely with them. And this is precisely how the international community should work, as more nations bear both the responsibility and the cost of enforcing international law. 我们正在与他们密切协调。这正是国际社会应有的运作方式——越来越多的国家共同承担执行国际法的责任和代价。
This is just one more chapter in the change that is unfolding across the Middle East and North Africa. From the beginning of these protests, we have made it clear that we are opposed to violence. We have made clear our support for a set of universal values, and our support for the political and economic change that the people of the region deserve. 这只是中东和北非地区正在发生的变革中的又一个篇章。从抗议活动一开始，我们就明确表示反对暴力。我们明确表示支持一套普世价值观，支持该地区人民应得的政治和经济变革。
But I want to be clear: the change in the region will not and cannot be imposed by the United States or any foreign power; ultimately, it will be driven by the people of the Arab World. It is their right and their responsibility to determine their own destiny. 但我要明确指出：该地区的变革不会也不能由美国或任何外国势力来强加；归根结底，它将由阿拉伯世界的人民来推动。决定自己的命运是他们的权利，也是他们的责任。
Let me close by saying that there is no decision I face as your Commander in Chief that I consider as carefully as the decision to ask our men and women to use military force. Particularly at a time when our military is fighting in Afghanistan and winding down our activities in Iraq, that decision is only made more difficult. 最后，我要说，作为你们的总司令，我没有哪个决定比要求我们的男女军人动用武力的决定更加审慎。特别是在我们的军队正在阿富汗作战、在伊拉克逐步减少活动的时期，这个决定变得更加艰难。
But the United States of America will not stand idly by in the face of actions that undermine global peace and security. So I have taken this decision with the confidence that action is necessary, and that we will not be acting alone. Our goal is focused, our cause is just, and our coalition is strong. 但美利坚合众国不会在破坏全球和平与安全的行为面前袖手旁观。因此，我怀着对行动必要性的信心做出了这个决定，而且我们不会单独行动。我们的目标是明确的，我们的事业是正义的，我们的联盟是强大的。
Thank you very much. 非常感谢大家。
