中英文对照奥巴马就美国对中东和北非政策发表讲话

奥巴马就美国对中东和北非政策发表讲话（演讲稿中英文全文）Obama’sSpeechonU.S.PoliciesinMiddleEastandNorthAfricaTHEWHITEHOUSEOfficeofthePressSecretaryForImmediateReleaseMay19,2011REMARKSBYTHEPRESIDENTONTHEMIDDLEEASTANDNORTHAFRICAStateDepartmentWashington,D.C.12:15P.M.EDTTHEPRESIDENT:Thankyou.Thankyou.(Applause.)Thankyouverymuch.Thankyou.Please,haveaseat.Thankyouverymuch.IwanttobeginbythankingHillaryClinton,whohastraveledsomuchtheselastsixmonthsthatsheisapproachinganewlandmark—onemillionfrequentflyermiles.(Laughter.)IcountonHillaryeverysingleday,andIbelievethatshewillgodownasoneofthefinestSecretariesofStateinournation’shistory.TheStateDepartmentisafittingvenuetomarkanewchapterinAmericandiplomacy.Forsixmonths,wehavewitnessedanextraordinarychangetakingplaceintheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica.Squarebysquare,townbytown,countrybycountry,thepeoplehaverisenuptodemandtheirbasichumanrights.Twoleadershavesteppedaside.Moremayfollow.Andthoughthesecountriesmaybeagreatdistancefromourshores,weknowthatourownfutureisboundtothisregionbytheforcesofeconomicsandsecurity,byhistoryandbyfaith.Today,Iwanttotalkaboutthischange—theforcesthataredrivingitandhowwecanrespondinawaythatadvancesourvaluesandstrengthensoursecurity.Now,already,we’vedonemuchtoshiftourforeignpolicyfollowingadecadedefinedbytwocostlyconflicts.AfteryearsofwarinIraq,we’veremoved100,000Americantroopsandendedourcombatmissionthere.InAfghanistan,we’vebrokentheTaliban’smomentum,andthisJulywewillbegintobringourtroopshomeandcontinueatransitiontoAfghanlead.AndafteryearsofwaragainstalQaedaanditsaffiliates,wehavedealtalQaedaahugeblowbykillingitsleader,OsamabinLaden.BinLadenwasnomartyr.Hewasamassmurdererwhoofferedamessageofhate—aninsistencethatMuslimshadtotakeuparmsagainsttheWest,andthatviolenceagainstmen,womenandchildrenwastheonlypathtochange.HerejecteddemocracyandindividualrightsforMuslimsinfavorofviolentextremism;hisagendafocusedonwhathecoulddestroy—notwhathecouldbuild.BinLadenandhismurderousvisionwonsomeadherents.Butevenbeforehisdeath,alQaedawaslosingitsstruggleforrelevance,astheoverwhelmingmajorityofpeoplesawthattheslaughterofinnocentsdidnotanswertheircriesforabetterlife.BythetimewefoundbinLaden,alQaeda’sagendahadcometobeseenbythevastmajorityoftheregionasadeadend,andthepeopleoftheMiddleEastandNorthAfricahadtakentheirfutureintotheirownhands.Thatstoryofself-determinationbegansixmonthsagoinTunisia.OnDecember17th,ayoungvendornamedMohammedBouaziziwasdevastatedwhenapoliceofficerconfiscatedhiscart.Thiswasnotunique.It’sthesamekindofhumiliationthattakesplaceeverydayinmanypartsoftheworld—therelentlesstyrannyofgovernmentsthatdenytheircitizensdignity.Onlythistime,somethingdifferenthappened.Afterlocalofficialsrefusedtohearhiscomplaints,thisyoungman,whohadneverbeenparticularlyactiveinpolitics,wenttotheheadquartersoftheprovincialgovernment,dousedhimselfinfuel,andlithimselfonfire.Therearetimesinthecourseofhistorywhentheactionsofordinarycitizenssparkmovementsforchangebecausetheyspeaktoalongingforfreedomthathasbeenbuildingupforyears.InAmerica,thinkofthedefianceofthosepatriotsinBostonwhorefusedtopaytaxestoaKing,orthedignityofRosaParksasshesatcourageouslyinherseat.SoitwasinTunisia,asthatvendor’sactofdesperationtappedintothefrustrationfeltthroughoutthecountry.Hundredsofprotesterstooktothestreets,thenthousands.Andinthefaceofbatonsandsometimesbullets,theyrefusedtogohome—dayafterday,weekafterweek—untiladictatorofmorethantwodecadesfinallyleftpower.Thestoryofthisrevolution,andtheonesthatfollowed,shouldnothavecomeasasurprise.ThenationsoftheMiddleEastandNorthAfricawontheirindependencelongago,butintoomanyplacestheirpeopledidnot.Intoomanycountries,powerhasbeenconcentratedinthehandsofafew.Intoomanycountries,acitizenlikethatyoungvendorhadnowheretoturn—nohonestjudiciarytohearhiscase;noindependentmediatogivehimvoice;nocrediblepoliticalpartytorepresenthisviews;nofreeandfairelectionwherehecouldchoosehisleader.Andthislackofself-determination—thechancetomakeyourlifewhatyouwill—hasappliedtotheregion’seconomyaswell.Yes,somenationsareblessedwithwealthinoilandgas,andthathasledtopocketsofprosperity.Butinaglobaleconomybasedonknowledge,basedoninnovation,nodevelopmentstrategycanbebasedsolelyuponwhatcomesoutoftheground.Norcanpeoplereachtheirpotentialwhenyoucannotstartabusinesswithoutpayingabribe.Inthefaceofthesechallenges,toomanyleadersintheregiontriedtodirecttheirpeople’sgrievanceselsewhere.TheWestwasblamedasthesourceofallills,ahalf-centuryaftertheendofcolonialism.AntagonismtowardIsraelbecametheonlyacceptableoutletforpoliticalexpression.Divisionsoftribe,ethnicityandreligioussectweremanipulatedasameansofholdingontopower,ortakingitawayfromsomebodyelse.Buttheeventsofthepastsixmonthsshowusthatstrategiesofrepressionandstrategiesofdiversionwillnotworkanymore.SatellitetelevisionandtheInternetprovideawindowintothewiderworld—aworldofastonishingprogressinplaceslikeIndiaandIndonesiaandBrazil.Cellphonesandsocialnetworksallowyoungpeopletoconnectandorganizelikeneverbefore.Andsoanewgenerationhasemerged.Andtheirvoicestellusthatchangecannotbedenied.InCairo,weheardthevoic