我懂得了：堅持就是勝利作文

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我懂得了：堅持就是勝利作文

　　Good afternoon. Let me begin by thanking my great friend, PrimeMinister Cameron -- and his entire team -- for hosting this NATO Summit and making it such asuccess. And I want to thank the people of Newport and Cardiff and the people of Wales forwelcoming me and my delegation so warmly. It’s a great honor to be the first sitting U.S.President to visit Wales.

我懂得了：堅持就是勝利作文

　　We’ve met at a time of transition and a time of testing. After more than a decade, NATO’scombat mission in Afghanistan is coming to an end. Russia’s aggression against Ukrainethreatens our vision of a Europe that is whole, free and at peace. In the Middle East, theterrorist threat from ISIL poses a growing danger. Here at this summit, our Alliance hassummoned the will, the resources and the capabilities to meet all of these challenges.

　　First and foremost, we have reaffirmed the central mission of the Alliance. Article 5 enshrinesour solemn duty to each other -- “an armed attack against one…shall be considered an attackagainst them all.” This is a binding, treaty obligation. It is non-negotiable. And here inWales, we’ve left absolutely no doubt -- we will defend every Ally.

　　Second, we agreed to be resolute in reassuring our Allies in Eastern Europe. Increased NATOair patrols over the Baltics will continue. Rotations of additional forces throughout EasternEurope for training and exercises will continue. Naval patrols in the Black Sea will continue. Andall 28 NATO nations agreed to contribute to all of these measures -- for as long as necessary.

　　Third, to ensure that NATO remains prepared for any contingency, we agreed to a newReadiness Action Plan. The Alliance will update its defense planning. We will create a newhighly ready Rapid Response Force that can be deployed on very short notice. We’ll increaseNATO’s presence in Central and Eastern Europe with additional equipment, training, exercisesand troop rotations. And the $1 billion initiative that I announced in Warsaw will be a strongand ongoing U.S. contribution to this plan.

　　Fourth, all 28 NATO nations have pledged to increase their investments in defense and tomove toward investing 2 percent of their GDP in our collective security. These resources willhelp NATO invest in critical capabilities, including intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissanceand missile defense. And this commitment makes clear that NATO will not be complacent.Our Alliance will reverse the decline in defense spending and rise to meet the challenges thatwe face in the 21st century.

　　Fifth, our Alliance is fully united in support of Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence andterritorial integrity and its right to defend itself. To back up this commitment, all 28 NATOAllies will now provide security assistance to Ukraine. This includes non-lethal support to theUkrainian military -- like body armor, fuel and medical care for wounded Ukrainian troops -- aswell as assistance to help modernize Ukrainian forces, including logistics and command andcontrol.

　　Here in Wales, we also sent a strong message to Russia that actions have consequences. Today,the United States and Europe are finalizing measures to deepen and broaden our sanctionsacross Russia’s financial, energy and defense sectors. At the same time, we strongly supportPresident Poroshenko’s efforts to pursue a peaceful resolution to the conflict in his country.The cease-fire announced today can advance that goal, but only if there is follow-through onthe ground. Pro-Russian separatists must keep their commitments and Russia must stop itsviolations of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

　　Beyond Europe, we pay tribute to all those from our ISAF mission, including more than 2,200Americans, who have given their lives for our security in Afghanistan. NATO’s combat missionends in three months, and we are prepared to transition to a new mission focused on training,advising and assisting Afghan security forces. Both presidential candidates have pledged tosign the Bilateral Security Agreement that would be the foundation of our continuedcooperation. But, as we all know, the outcome of the recent election must be resolved. Andso we continue to urge the two presidential candidates to make the compromises that arenecessary so Afghans can move forward together and form a sovereign, united and democraticnation.

　　Finally, we reaffirmed that the door to NATO membership remains open to nations that canmeet our high standards. We agreed to expand the partnership that makes NATO the hub ofglobal security. We’re launching a new effort with our closest partners -- including many thathave served with us in Afghanistan -- to make sure our forces continue to operate together.And we’ll create a new initiative to help countries build their defense capabilities -- startingwith Georgia, Moldova, Jordan and Libya.

　　I also leave here confident that NATO Allies and partners are prepared to join in a broad,international effort to combat the threat posed by ISIL. Already, Allies have joined us in Iraq,where we have stopped ISIL’s advances; we’ve equipped our Iraqi partners, and helped themgo on offense. NATO has agreed to play a role in providing security and humanitarianassistance to those who are on the front lines. Key NATO Allies stand ready to confront thisterrorist threat through military, intelligence and law enforcement, as well as diplomaticefforts. And Secretary Kerry will now travel to the region to continue building the broad-basedcoalition that will enable us to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL.

　　So, taken together, I think the progress we’ve achieved in Wales makes it clear that our Alliancewill continue to do whatever is necessary to ensure our collective defense and to protect ourcitizens.

　　So with that, let me take a few questions. I’ll start with Julie Pace of the Associated Press.

　　Q: Thank you, Mr. President. I wanted to go back to the situation in Ukraine. If this cease-firedoes take effect and appears to be holding, would you and your European counterparts backaway from these sanctions that you say you’ve prepared? Or do you feel that it’s important tolevy these sanctions regardless of this cease-fire agreement? And if I could go back to theRapid Response Force, can you say specifically what U.S. contributions will be in terms of troopnumbers and equipment? Is it beyond the agreement that you announced -- or the proposalyou announced in Warsaw?

　　PRESIDENT OBAMA: With respect to the cease-fire agreement, obviously we are hopeful, butbased on past experience also skeptical that, in fact, the separatists will follow through and theRussians will stop violating Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. So it has to betested.

　　And I know that the Europeans are discussing at this point the final shape of their sanctionsmeasures. It’s my view that if you look at President Poroshenko’s plan, it is going to take sometime to implement. And as a consequence, for us to move forward based on what is currentlyhappening on the ground with sanctions -- while acknowledging that if, in fact, the elements ofthe plan that has been signed are implemented -- then those sanctions could be lifted is a morelikely way for us to ensure that there’s follow-through. But that's something that obviously we’llconsult closely with our European partners to determine.

　　I do want to point out, though, that the only reason that we’re seeing this cease-fire at thismoment is because of both the sanctions that have already been applied and the threat offurther sanctions, which are having a real impact on the Russian economy and have isolatedRussia in a way that we have not seen in a very long time.

　　The path for Russia to rejoin the community of nations that respects international law is stillthere, and we encourage President Putin to take it. But the unity and the firmness that we’veseen in the Transatlantic Alliance in supporting Ukraine and applying sanctions has been I thinka testimony to how seriously people take the basic principle that big countries can just stompon little countries, or force them to change their policies and give up their sovereignty.

　　So I’m very pleased with the kind of work that's been done throughout this crisis in Ukraine,and I think U.S. leadership has been critical throughout that process.

　　With respect to the Rapid Response Force and the Readiness Action Plan that we’ve put forward,in Warsaw I announced $1 billion in our initiative. A sizeable portion of that will be devotedto implementing various aspects of this Readiness Action Plan.

　　We’ve already increased obviously rotations of personnel in the Baltic states, for example. Wehave the air policing. We have the activities that are taking place in the Baltic and the BlackSea. But this allows us to supplement it. It allows us to coordinate it and integrate it furtherwith additional contributions from other partners. And what it signifies is NATO’s recognitionthat, in light of recent Russian actions as well as rhetoric, we want to make it crystal clear: Wemean what we say when we’re talking about our Article 5 commitments. And an increasedpresence serves as the most effective deterrent to any additional Russian aggression thatwe might see.

　　Angela Keane, Bloomberg.

　　Q: Thank you, Mr. President. What are your specific expectations for what regional actors likeSaudi Arabia, Yemen and Jordan can legitimately provide to a coalition against Islamic State? Isthere a role there for Iran, as well? As you know, Secretary Kerry today said that he expects theAllied countries to coalesce around a specific plan by the end of September. Do you agreewith the timeline that he set out? And what concrete commitments, if any, are you leaving thissummit with from the other nations that were here?

　　PRESIDENT OBAMA: Let me start with a general point. There was unanimity over the lasttwo days that ISIL poses a significant threat to NATO members. And there was a recognitionthat we have to take action. I did not get any resistance or pushback to the basic notion thatwe have a critical role to play in rolling back this savage organization that is causing so muchchaos in the region and is harming so many people, and poses a long-term threat to the safetyand security of NATO members. So there’s great conviction that we have to act as part of theinternational community to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL. And that was extremelyencouraging.

　　Beyond that, what we have already seen is significant support from a variety of member statesfor specific actions that we’ve been taking in Iraq. Keep in mind, we’ve taken already 100strikes in Iraq that have had a significant impact on degrading their capabilities, and makingsure that we’re protecting U.S. citizens, critical infrastructure, providing the space for the Iraqigovernment to form. Our hope is that the Iraqi government is actually formed and finalizednext week. That, then, allows us to work with them on a broader strategy.

　　And some of the assistance has been in the form of airlift or humanitarian assistance. Much ofit has been providing additional arms to the Peshmerga and the Iraqi Security Forces. There’sbeen logistical support, intelligence and surveillance and reconnaissance support. And so avariety of folks with different capabilities have already made a contribution. I’m confidentthat we’re going to be able to build on that strong foundation and the clear commitment,and have the kind of coalition that will be required for the sustained effort we need to pushISIL back.

　　Now, John Kerry is going to be traveling to the region to have further consultations with theregional actors and the regional players. And I think it is absolutely critical that we have Arabstates, and specifically Sunni majority states, that are rejecting the kind of extremist nihilismthat we’re seeing out of ISIL that say that is not what Islam is about, and are prepared to joinus actively in the fight. And my expectation is, is that we will see friends and allies andpartners of ours in the region prepared to take action, as well, as part of a coalition.

　　One of our tasks, though, is also going to be to build capability. What we’ve learned in Iraq is,yes, ISIL has significant capabilities, and they combine terrorist tactics with traditionalmilitary tactics to significant effect, but part of the problem also is, is that we haven’t seen aseffective a fighting force on the part of the Iraqi Security Forces as we need. And we’re goingto have to focus on the capable units that are already there, bolster them, bolster the workthat the Peshmerga has done. We can support them from the air, but ultimately we’re going toneed a strong ground game, and we’re also going to need the Sunni tribes in many of theseareas to recognize that their future is not with the kind of fanaticism that ISIL represents sothat they start taking the fight to ISIL, as well. And that's going to require the sort of regionalpartnerships that we’re talking about.

　　In terms of timetable, we are working deliberately. If you look at what we’ve done over thelast several months, we’ve taken this in stages. The first stage is to make sure that we wereencouraging Iraqi government formation. Second stage was making sure that, building on theintelligence assessments that we have done, that we were in a position to conduct limitedairstrikes to protect our personnel, critical infrastructure and engage in humanitarianactivities.

　　The third phase will allow us to take the fight to ISIL, broaden the effort. And our goal is to actwith urgency, but also to make sure that we’re doing it right -- that we have the right targets;that there’s support on the ground if we take an airstrike; that we have a strong politicalcoalition, diplomatic effort that is matching it; a strong strategic communications effort sothat we are discouraging people from thinking somehow that ISIL represents a state, muchless a caliphate. So all those things are going to have to be combined.

　　And as I said, it’s not going to happen overnight, but we are steadily moving in the rightdirection. And we are going to achieve our goal. We are going to degrade and ultimatelydefeat ISIL, the same way that we have gone after al Qaeda, and the same way that we havegone after the al Qaeda affiliate in Somalia where we released today the fact that we had killedthe leader of al-Shabaab in Somalia, and have consistently worked to degrade theiroperations.

　　We have been very systematic and methodical in going after these kinds of organizations thatmay threaten U.S. personnel and the homeland. And that deliberation allows us to do itright. But have no doubt, we will continue and I will continue to do what is necessary to protectthe American people. And ISIL poses a real threat, and I’m encouraged by the fact that ourfriends and allies recognize that same threat.

　　Julie Davis.

　　Q: Thank you, Mr. President. I want to follow up on what you were saying about ISIL and ask, ifyou think that the objective here is to destroy and degrade them, are those the same thing inyour mind? Is the goal to ultimately -- Secretary Kerry said that there’s no containing them,so is the goal to ultimately annihilate them? And also, you talked about the importance ofexpertise on the ground and building up capacity on the ground. Do you think since airstrikesare not going to do it here, if ultimately action is needed in Syria, can you realistically expectthe Free Syrian Army to do what’s needed on the ground to really destroy, not just push back,ISIL?

　　PRESIDENT OBAMA: You can’t contain an organization that is running roughshod throughthat much territory, causing that much havoc, displacing that many people, killing that manyinnocents, enslaving that many women. The goal has to be to dismantle them.

　　And if you look at what happened with al Qaeda in the FATA, where their primary base was,you initially push them back. You systematically degrade their capabilities. You narrow theirscope of action. You slowly shrink the space, the territory that they may control. You takeout their leadership. And over time, they are not able to conduct the same kinds of terroristattacks as they once could.

　　As I said I think in my last press conference, given the nature of these organizations, are therepotentially remnants of an organization that are still running around and hiding and stillpotentially plotting? Absolutely. And we will continue to hunt them down the same way we’redoing with remnants of al Qaeda in the FATA or elements of al-Shabaab in Somalia, or terroristswho operate anywhere around the world.

　　But what we can accomplish is to dismantle this network, this force that has claimed tocontrol this much territory, so that they can’t do us harm. And that’s going to be ourobjective. And as I said before, I’m pleased to see that there’s unanimity among our friendsand allies that that is a worthy goal and they are prepared to work with us in accomplishing thatgoal.

　　With respect to the situation on the ground in Syria, we will not be placing U.S. ground troopsto try to control the areas that are part of the conflict inside of Syria. I don’t think that’snecessary for us to accomplish our goal. We are going to have to find effective partners onthe ground to push back against ISIL. And the moderate coalition there is one that we canwork with. We have experience working with many of them. They have been, to some degree,outgunned and outmanned, and that’s why it’s important for us to work with our friends andallies to support them more effectively.

　　But keep in mind that when you have U.S. forces, other advanced nations going after ISIL andputting them on the defensive and putting them on the run, it’s pretty remarkable what thenground forces can do, even if initially they were on the defensive against ISIL.

　　So that is a developing strategy that we are going to be consulting with our friends, our allies,our regional partners. But the bottom line is, we will do what is necessary in order to make surethat ISIL does not threaten the United States or our friends and partners.

　　One last question. Colleen Nelson, Wall Street Journal.

　　Q: Thank you, Mr. President. Some say that Democrats who are facing tough races in Novemberhave asked you to delay action on immigration. How have the concerns of other Democratsinfluenced your thinking? And do you see any downside at this point to delaying until after theelection?

　　PRESIDENT OBAMA: I have to tell you that this week I’ve been pretty busy, focused onUkraine and focused on ISIL and focused on making sure that NATO is boosting itscommitments, and following through on what’s necessary to meet 21st century challenges.

　　Jeh Johnson and Eric Holder have begun to provide me some of their proposals andrecommendations. I’ll be reviewing them. And my expectation is that fairly soon I’ll beconsidering what the next steps are.

　　What I’m unequivocal about is that we need immigration reform; that my overridingpreference is to see Congress act. We had bipartisan action in the Senate. The HouseRepublicans have sat on it for over a year. That has damaged the economy, it has held Americaback. It is a mistake. And in the absence of congressional action, I intend to take action tomake sure that we’re putting more resources on the border, that we’re upgrading how weprocess these cases, and that we find a way to encourage legal immigration and give peoplesome path so that they can start paying taxes and pay a fine and learn English and be able tonot look over their shoulder but be legal, since they’ve been living here for quite some time.

　　So I suspect that on my flight back this will be part of my reading, taking a look at some ofthe specifics that we’ve looked at. And I’ll be making an announcement soon.

　　But I want to be very clear: My intention is, in the absence of action by Congress, I’m going todo what I can do within the legal constraints of my office -- because it’s the right thing to dofor the country.

　　Thank you very much, people of Wales. I had a wonderful time.

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