How's it going, Bagram? Well, you know, it turns out that the American people, they let me use this plane called Air Force One. And so I thought I'd come over and say hello. 巴格拉姆的各位，你们好吗？嗯，你们知道，美国人民让我使用这架叫"空军一号"的飞机。所以我想，我应该过来打个招呼。
Couple of people I want to thank, in addition to Sergeant Major Eric Johnson for the outstanding introduction and his great service. I want to thank Major General Mike Scaparrotti. Thank you for your great work as commanding general. I want to thank Ms. Dawn Liberi, who is the senior civilian representative of Regional Command East, for her outstanding work; and Brigadier General Steven Kwast, commander -- commander 455th Air Expeditionary Wing. Thank you all for your outstanding service. Give them a big round of applause. 除了感谢埃里克·约翰逊军士长的出色介绍和他的卓越贡献外，我还要感谢几位人士。我要感谢迈克·斯卡帕罗蒂少将，感谢您作为指挥官所做的出色工作。我要感谢东部地区司令部高级文职代表道恩·利伯里女士所做的杰出工作；以及第455空中远征联队指挥官史蒂文·夸斯特准将。感谢你们所有人的卓越服务。请大家为他们热烈鼓掌。
Thank you for the unbelievable welcome. I know this was on a little bit of short notice. 感谢你们热情得难以置信的欢迎。我知道这次通知有点仓促。
AUDIENCE MEMBER: No worries. 观众：没关系。
THE PRESIDENT: No worries. It is great to be here at Bagram, and it's great to see all the services. We've got Air Force, we've got Army -- we've got Navy -- we've got some Marines in the house. And we've got a lot of civilians here too -- who are making an outstanding contribution to this effort. 总统：没关系。很高兴来到巴格拉姆，很高兴看到各军种的战友们。这里有空军，有陆军——有海军——还有一些海军陆战队员在场。这里也有很多文职人员——他们为这项任务做出了杰出贡献。
And I'm honored to be joined by America's outstanding civilian military leadership team here in Afghanistan, Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, who's doing outstanding work, and the commander of our 43-nation coalition, General Stan McChrystal. The two of them together have paired up to do an extraordinarily difficult task, but they are doing it extraordinarily well and we are proud of them. Please give your outstanding team a big round of applause. They've got my full confidence and my full support. 我很荣幸有美国杰出的文职军事领导团队在阿富汗与我同行，他们是表现出色的卡尔·艾肯伯里大使，以及我们43国联军的指挥官斯坦·麦克里斯特尔将军。他们两人搭档完成了一项极其艰巨的任务，而且完成得极为出色，我们为他们感到骄傲。请大家为这支杰出的团队热烈鼓掌。他们拥有我全部的信任和支持。
We're also joined by troops from some of our coalition partners, because this is not simply an American mission or even just a NATO mission. Al Qaeda and their extremist allies are a threat to the people of Afghanistan and a threat to the people of America, but they're also a threat to people all around the world, and that's why we're so proud to have our coalition partners here with us. Thank you very much for the great work that you do. We salute you and we honor you for all the sacrifices you make, and you are a true friend of the United States of America. Thank you very much. 我们还有来自一些联盟伙伴的部队，因为这不仅仅是美国的任务，甚至不只是北约的任务。基地组织及其极端主义盟友对阿富汗人民构成威胁，对美国人民构成威胁，同时也对全世界人民构成威胁。这就是为什么我们如此自豪我们的联盟伙伴与我们一同在这里。非常感谢你们所做的出色工作。我们向你们致敬，感谢你们所做出的一切牺牲，你们是美利坚合众国真正的朋友。非常感谢。
And we also salute the members of the Afghan National Army who are fighting alongside all of you. They're risking their lives to protect their country. And as I told President Karzai today, the United States is a partner but our intent is to make sure that the Afghans have the capacity to provide for their own security. 我们还要向与你们并肩作战的阿富汗国民军成员致敬。他们冒着生命危险保卫自己的国家。正如我今天对卡尔扎伊总统所说，美国是伙伴，但我们的意图是确保阿富汗人有能力提供自己的安全。
That is core to our mission, and we are proud of the work that they are doing and the continuing increased capacity that we're seeing out of Afghan national security forces. So thank you very much for the great work you're doing to take responsibility for security here in your own country. 这是我们使命的核心。我们为他们所做的工作以及阿富汗国家安全部队不断增强的能力感到自豪。非常感谢你们为承担本国安全责任所做的出色工作。
And to the Afghan people, I want to say that I'm honored to be a guest in your country. Now, the Afghans have suffered for decades -- decades of war. But we are here to help Afghans forge a hard-won peace while realizing the extraordinary potential of the Afghan people, Afghanistan's sons and daughters, from the soldiers and the police to the farmers and the young students. And we want to build a lasting partnership founded upon mutual interests and mutual respect, and I'm looking forward to returning to Afghanistan many times in the years to come. 对阿富汗人民，我想说，我很荣幸成为你们国家的客人。阿富汗人民已经遭受了数十年——数十年的战争。但我们来到这里，是为了帮助阿富汗人民赢得来之不易的和平，同时实现阿富汗人民——阿富汗的儿女们，从士兵、警察到农民和青年学生——的非凡潜力。我们希望建立一个基于共同利益和相互尊重的持久伙伴关系，我期待在未来的岁月里多次重返阿富汗。
Now, I know for most of you, you didn't get a lot of notice that I was coming. But I want you to understand, there's no visit that I considered more important than this visit I'm making right now, because I have no greater honor than serving as your Commander-in-Chief. And it is a privilege to look out and see the extraordinary efforts of America's sons and daughters here in Afghanistan. So my main job here today is to say thank you on behalf of the entire American people. 我知道，你们大多数人事先并没有得到太多关于我来访的通知。但我希望你们明白，没有任何一次访问比我现在的这次访问更重要，因为担任你们的总司令是我最大的荣幸。能够亲眼看到美国的儿女们在阿富汗做出的非凡努力，是一种特权。所以我今天在这里的主要工作，就是代表全体美国人民向你们说一声谢谢。
You are part of the finest military in the history of the world, and we are proud of you. And so I want you to know that everybody back home is proud of you. Everybody back home is grateful. And everybody understands the sacrifices that you have made and your families have made to keep America safe and to keep America secure in this vital mission. 你们是世界历史上最优秀的军队的一员，我们为你们感到骄傲。我希望你们知道，国内的每一个人都为你们感到骄傲。国内的每一个人都心存感激。每一个人都理解，为了在这项关键任务中保障美国的安全与稳固，你们和你们的家人所做出的牺牲。
And I know it's not easy. You're far away from home. You miss your kids. You miss your spouses, your family, your friends. Some of you, this is your second or your third or your fourth tour of duty. I'll tell you right now the same thing that I said at West Point last December. If I thought for a minute that America's vital interests were not served, were not at stake here in Afghanistan, I would order you all home right away. 我知道这并不容易。你们远离家乡。你们想念孩子，想念配偶、家人和朋友。你们中的一些人，这已经是第二次、第三次或第四次服役了。我现在要告诉你们的，和去年12月我在西点军校所说的一样。如果我认为美国的核心利益没有在这里——在阿富汗——得到维护、没有受到威胁，我会立即下令你们所有人回家。
So I want you to know, I want every American serving in Afghanistan, military and civilian, to know, whether you're working the flight line here at Bagram or patrolling a village down in Helmand, whether you're standing watch at a forward operating base or training our Afghan partners or working with the Afghan government, your services are absolutely necessary, absolutely essential to America's safety and security. Those folks back home are relying on you. 所以我希望你们知道——我希望每一个在阿富汗服役的美国人，无论是军人还是文职人员，都知道：无论你是在巴格拉姆的飞行线上工作，还是在赫尔曼德的村庄巡逻，无论你是在前沿作战基地站岗，还是在训练我们的阿富汗伙伴，或是与阿富汗政府合作，你的服务对于美国的安全与保障是绝对必要的、绝对不可或缺的。国内的人们都在依靠你们。
We can't forget why we're here. We did not choose this war. This was not an act of America wanting to expand its influence; of us wanting to meddle in somebody else's business. We were attacked viciously on 9/11. Thousands of our fellow countrymen and women were killed. And this is the region where the perpetrators of that crime, al Qaeda, still base their leadership. 我们不能忘记我们为什么在这里。这场战争不是我们选择的。这不是美国想要扩张影响力的行为，也不是我们想要插手他人事务的行为。我们在9·11事件中遭到了恶毒的袭击。数千名我们的同胞罹难。而这里就是那场罪行的实施者——基地组织——仍然部署其领导层的地区。
Plots against our homeland, plots against our allies, plots against the Afghan and Pakistani people are taking place as we speak right here. And if this region slides backwards, if the Taliban retakes this country and al Qaeda can operate with impunity, then more American lives will be at stake. The Afghan people will lose their chance at progress and prosperity. And the world will be significantly less secure. 针对我们本土的阴谋，针对我们盟友的阴谋，针对阿富汗和巴基斯坦人民的阴谋，就在我们此刻说话的地方发生着。如果这个地区倒退，如果塔利班重新占领这个国家，基地组织得以逍遥法外，那么更多美国人的生命将受到威胁。阿富汗人民将失去进步与繁荣的机会。世界将变得远不那么安全。
And as long as I'm your Commander-in-Chief, I am not going to let that happen. That's why you are here. I've made a promise to all of you who serve. I will never send you into harm's way unless it's absolutely necessary. I anguish in thinking about the sacrifices that so many of you make. That's why I promise I will never send you out unless it is necessary. 只要我还是你们的总司令，我就不会允许这种事情发生。这就是你们在这里的原因。我对所有服役的人做出了承诺：除非绝对必要，我绝不会将你们置于险境。想到你们中那么多人所做出的牺牲，我深感痛心。这就是为什么我承诺，除非必要，我绝不会派你们出征。
But that's only part of the promise, because the other part of the promise is that when it is absolutely necessary, you will be backed up by a clear mission and the right strategy to finish the job, to get the job done. And I am confident all of you are going to get the job done right here in Afghanistan. I am confident of that. 但这只是承诺的一部分，因为承诺的另一部分是：当绝对必要时，你们将得到明确的使命和正确的战略作为后盾，以完成任务，把事情做好。我有信心，你们所有人都将在阿富汗这里把任务做好。我对此深信不疑。
That's why I ordered more troops and civilians here into Afghanistan shortly after taking office. That's why we took a hard look and forged a new strategy and committed more resources in December. That's why we pushed our friends and allies and partners to pony up more resources themselves, more commitments of aid, and additional forces and trainers. 这就是为什么我上任后不久就下令向阿富汗增派更多部队和文职人员。这就是为什么我们认真审视并制定了新战略，并在12月承诺了更多资源。这就是为什么我们推动我们的朋友、盟友和伙伴自己拿出更多资源、更多援助承诺，以及更多的部队和训练人员。
Our broad mission is clear: We are going to disrupt and dismantle, defeat and destroy al Qaeda and its extremist allies. That is our mission. And to accomplish that goal, our objectives here in Afghanistan are also clear: We're going to deny al Qaeda safe haven. We're going to reverse the Taliban's momentum. We're going to strengthen the capacity of Afghan security forces and the Afghan government so that they can begin taking responsibility and gain confidence of the Afghan people. 我们的总体使命是明确的：我们要扰乱、瓦解、击败并摧毁基地组织及其极端主义盟友。这就是我们的使命。为实现这一目标，我们在阿富汗的目标也同样明确：我们要剥夺基地组织的避风港。我们要扭转塔利班的势头。我们要增强阿富汗安全部队和阿富汗政府的能力，使他们能够开始承担责任并赢得阿富汗人民的信任。
And our strategy includes a military effort that takes the fight to the Taliban while creating the conditions for greater security and a transition to the Afghans; but also a civilian effort that improves the daily lives of the Afghan people, and combats corruption; and a partnership with Pakistan and its people, because we can't uproot extremists and advance security and opportunity unless we succeed on both sides of the border. Most of you understand that. 我们的战略包括军事行动：将战斗推向塔利班，同时为更高水平的安全和向阿富汗人移交创造条件；也包括文职努力：改善阿富汗人民的日常生活，打击腐败；以及与巴基斯坦及其人民建立伙伴关系，因为除非我们在边境两侧都取得成功，否则我们无法根除极端主义分子，无法推进安全与机遇。你们大多数人都明白这一点。
Many of the troops that I ordered to Afghanistan have begun to arrive, and more are on the way. And we'll continue to work with Congress to make sure that you've got the equipment that you need, particularly as we complete our drawdown in Iraq. We're providing more helicopters, we're providing more intelligence and reconnaissance capabilities, more special operations forces, more armored vehicles that can save lives. 我下令派往阿富汗的许多部队已经开始抵达，还有更多正在途中。我们将继续与国会合作，确保你们获得所需的装备，特别是在我们完成从伊拉克撤军的过程中。我们正在提供更多直升机、更多情报和侦察能力、更多特种作战部队、更多可以挽救生命的装甲车辆。
And here in Afghanistan you've gone on the offensive. And the American people back home are noticing. We have seen a huge increase in support in -- stateside, because people understand the kinds of sacrifices that you guys are making, and the clarity of mission that you're bringing to bear. 而在阿富汗这里，你们已经发起了攻势。国内的美国人民都注意到了。我们看到美国本土的支持率大幅上升，因为人们理解你们所做出的那种牺牲，以及你们所展现的清晰的使命感。
And together with our coalition and Afghan partners, our troops have pushed the Taliban out of their stronghold in Marja. We've changed the way we operate and interact with the Afghan people. We see Afghans reclaiming their communities, and we see new partnerships that will help them build their own future and increase their security. 与我们的联盟和阿富汗伙伴一道，我们的部队已经将塔利班赶出了他们在马尔贾的据点。我们改变了与阿富汗人民互动和运作的方式。我们看到阿富汗人重新夺回了他们的社区，我们看到了新的伙伴关系，这将帮助他们建设自己的未来并增强自身的安全。
And across the border, Pakistan is mounting major offensives. We've seen violent extremists pushed out of their sanctuaries. We've struck major blows against al Qaeda leadership as well as the Taliban's. They are hunkered down. They're worried about their own safety. It's harder for them to move, it's harder for them to train and to plot and to attack, and all of that makes America safer. 而在边境对面，巴基斯坦正在发动大规模攻势。我们看到暴力极端主义分子被赶出了他们的庇护所。我们对基地组织领导层以及塔利班领导层给予了重大打击。他们现在龟缩起来，担心自己的安全。他们更难移动，更难训练、策划和发动袭击，所有这些都让美国更加安全。
And we are going to keep them on the run because that is what's going to be required in order to assure that our families back home have the security that they need. That's the work that you are doing. 我们将继续让他们四处逃窜，因为这是确保我们国内家人拥有所需安全的必要条件。这就是你们正在做的工作。
So thanks to you, there's been progress these last several months. But we know there are going to be some difficult days ahead. There's going to be setbacks. We face a determined enemy. But we also know this: The United States of America does not quit once it starts on something. You don't quit, the American armed services does not quit, we keep at it, we persevere, and together with our partners we will prevail. I am absolutely confident of that. 所以，多亏了你们，过去几个月取得了进展。但我们知道，前方仍将有艰难的日子。会有挫折。我们面对的是一个顽固的敌人。但我们也知道这一点：美利坚合众国一旦开始做一件事就绝不会放弃。你们不会放弃，美国武装部队不会放弃，我们坚持下去，我们坚韧不拔，与我们的伙伴一道，我们终将获胜。我对此绝对有信心。
And I also want you to know that as you're doing your duty here, we're going to do right by you back home. We're going to help take care of your families, and that's why the First Lady Michelle Obama visited with military families and makes sure that their needs are met. That's why she stays after me once she gets home, when I'm at the White House. And we're going to make sure that we are keeping to improve your pay and your benefits, but also things like childcare and support that ensure that you've got a little bit of security knowing your family is being looked after back home. 我还希望你们知道，当你们在这里履行职责时，我们在国内会善待你们。我们会帮助照顾你们的家人，这就是为什么第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马探访了军人家属，确保他们的需求得到满足。这就是为什么她回到白宫后会一直盯着我落实这些事。我们将确保不断改善你们的薪资和福利，还有儿童保育和支持等方面，确保你们能有一点安全感，知道你们的家人在国内得到了照顾。
And we'll be there for your when you come home. It's why we're improving care for our wounded warriors, especially those with PTSD and traumatic brain injuries. We're moving forward with the Post-9/11 GI Bill so you and your families can pursue your dreams. And we've made the biggest increase in the VA budget in 30 years, because we're going to keep our sacred trust with all those who serve. 当你们回家时，我们也会在那里迎接你们。这就是为什么我们正在改善对受伤战士的照料，特别是那些患有创伤后应激障碍和创伤性脑损伤的人。我们正在推进9·11后军人权利法案，让你们和你们的家人能够追求自己的梦想。我们实现了30年来退伍军人事务部预算的最大增幅，因为我们将信守对所有服役人员的神圣承诺。
You've been there for us, tour after tour, year after year, at a time when too many American institutions have let us down, when too many institutions have put short-term gain in front of a commitment to duty and a commitment to what's right. You've met your responsibilities, you've done your duty -- not just when it's easy. That's why you've inspired your fellow Americans. That's why you inspire me. That's why you've earned your place next to the very greatest of American generations. 你们一次又一次、年复一年地在我们身边支持我们，而在这个太多美国机构让我们失望、太多机构把短期利益置于责任承诺和对正确事物的承诺之前的时代，你们履行了自己的责任——不仅仅在容易的时候。这就是为什么你们激励了你们的美国同胞。这就是为什么你们激励了我。这就是为什么你们赢得了与美国最伟大一代并肩的地位。
And all of you represent the virtues and the values that America so desperately needs right now: sacrifice and selflessness, honor and decency. That's why you're here today. That's what you represent. 你们所有人都代表了美国此刻迫切需要的美德和价值观：牺牲与无私，荣誉与正直。这就是你们今天在这里的原因。这就是你们所代表的。
I've seen your sense of purpose and your willingness to step forward and serve in a time of danger. I've seen it from the Marines I've met at Camp Lejeune to the cadets at West Point, from the midshipmen at Annapolis to the troops I've met in Iraq, and at bases across America and here in Afghanistan. I've seen your courage and your heroism and the story of a young Sergeant First Class named Jared Monti who gave his life here in Afghanistan to save his fellow soldiers and his parents. I was proud to present with our nation's highest military declaration, the Medal of Honor. 我看到了你们的使命感，以及你们在危险时刻挺身而出服役的意愿。我在勒琼军营见过的海军陆战队员身上看到了这一点，在西点军校的学员身上看到了这一点，在安纳波利斯的海军军官学校学员身上看到了这一点，在伊拉克、美国各地的基地以及阿富汗这里见过的部队身上看到了这一点。我看到了你们的勇气和英雄主义，以及一位名叫贾里德·蒙蒂的年轻一等军士长的故事——他在阿富汗这里为拯救战友和保护父母献出了生命。我很自豪地向他颁发了我们国家的最高军事勋章——荣誉勋章。
I've seen your tenacity -- I've seen your tenacity and determination in our wounded warriors in Landstuhl and Walter Reed -- Americans fighting to stand again and to walk again and to get back with -- get back with their units; incredible dedication, incredible focus, incredible pride. And I've been humbled by your sacrifice and the solemn homecoming of flag-draped coffins at Dover, to the headstones in Section 60 at Arlington where the fallen from this war rest in peace alongside the fellow heroes of America's story. 我在兰施图尔和沃尔特·里德的受伤战士身上看到了你们的坚韧——看到了你们的坚韧和决心：那些美国人努力重新站起来、重新行走、回到——回到自己的部队；令人难以置信的奉献精神、令人难以置信的专注力、令人难以置信的自豪感。我被你们的牺牲，以及多佛机场盖着国旗的棺木的庄严归国场面所折服，还有阿灵顿国家公墓第60区的墓碑——这场战争中牺牲的将士与美国历史上的英雄们在那里一同安息。
So here in Afghanistan each one of you is part of an unbroken line of American service members who've sacrificed for over two centuries. You're protecting your fellow citizens from danger. You're serving alongside old allies and new friends. You're bringing hope and opportunity to a people who have known a lot of pain and a lot of suffering. 所以，在阿富汗这里，你们每一个人都是两百多年来持续不断牺牲的美国服役人员队伍中的一员。你们在保护同胞免受危险。你们与老朋友和新朋友并肩作战。你们给一个经历了太多痛苦和苦难的民族带来希望和机遇。
And I know that sometimes when you're watching TV, the politics back home may look a little messy, and people are yelling and hollering, and Democrats this and Republicans that. I want you to understand this: There's no daylight when it comes to support of all of you. There's no daylight when it comes to supporting our troops. That brings us together. We are all incredibly proud. We all honor what you do. 我知道，有时候当你们看电视时，国内的政治可能看起来有点混乱，人们大喊大叫，民主党这样、共和党那样。我希望你们明白这一点：在支持你们所有人这件事上，我们之间没有任何分歧。在支持我们军队这件事上，我们之间没有任何分歧。这把我们团结在一起。我们所有人都无比自豪。我们所有人都敬重你们所做的一切。
And all of you show all of America what's possible when people come together, not based on color or creed, not based on faith or station, but based on a commitment to serve together, to bleed together and to succeed together as one people, as Americans. 你们所有人向全美国展示了，当人们团结在一起时——不是基于肤色或信条，不是基于信仰或地位，而是基于共同服役、共同流血、共同成功、作为一个民族、作为美国人的承诺——什么都可能实现。
Make no mistake, this fight matters to us. It matters to us, it matters to our allies, it matters to the Afghan people. Al Qaeda and the violent extremists who you're fighting against want to destroy. But all of you want to build -- and that is something essential about America. They've got no respect for human life. You see dignity in every human being. That's part of what we value as Americans. They want to drive races and regions and religions apart. You want to bring people together and see the world move forward together. They offer fear, in other words, and you offer hope. 别搞错了，这场战斗对我们至关重要。对我们至关重要，对我们的盟友至关重要，对阿富汗人民至关重要。你们正在与之战斗的基地组织和暴力极端分子想要摧毁。但你们所有人想要建设——这是美国的核心本质。他们不尊重人的生命。你们看到每一个人的尊严。这是我们作为美国人所珍视的一部分。他们想要让种族、地区和宗教分崩离析。你们想要让人们团结起来，看到世界共同前进。换句话说，他们提供恐惧，而你们提供希望。
And that's why it is so important that you know that the entire country stands behind you. That's why you put on that uniform, because in an uncertain world, the United States of America will always stand up for the security of nations and the dignity of human beings. That's who we are. That is what we do. 这就是为什么你们知道整个国家都站在你们身后是如此重要。这就是为什么你们穿上那身军装，因为在一个不确定的世界里，美利坚合众国将始终捍卫各国的安全和人类的尊严。这就是我们。这就是我们所做的。
Much has happened to our country and to the world since 9/11. But I'm confident that so long as brave men and women like you -- Americans who are willing to serve selflessly half a world away on behalf of their fellow citizens and the dreams of people they've never met -- so long as there are folks like you, then I'm confident that our nation will endure, and hope will overcome fear. And I am confident that better days lie ahead. 自9·11以来，我们的国家和世界发生了很多事情。但我有信心，只要像你们这样勇敢的男男女女——愿意在半个地球之外为同胞和素未谋面的人的梦想无私奉献的美国人——只要有你们这样的人存在，我就有信心我们的国家将历久弥坚，希望将战胜恐惧。我有信心，更美好的日子就在前方。
So thank you very much, everybody. God bless you. God bless the United States Armed Forces. And God bless the United States of America. 谢谢大家。愿上帝保佑你们。愿上帝保佑美国武装部队。愿上帝保佑美利坚合众国。
