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The White House

Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release

January 02, 2010

Weekly Address: President Obama Outlines Steps Taken to Protect the Safety and Security of the American People

WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Barack
Obama discussed his solemn([sol·emn || 'sɑləm /'sɒl-
]
adj.
 严肃的, 庄严的,
郑重的) responsibility to protect the nation and the
steps the administration has taken to that end. From ordering reviews
into the attempted act of terrorism in Detroit to a comprehensive
strategy that has refocused our efforts on the fight against al Qaeda
in Afghanistan and Pakistan and strengthened international partnerships
to keep unrelenting( ['ʌnri'lentiŋ;ˌʌnri'lentiŋ

]  

adj. 不屈不挠的, 不松懈的) pressure on extremists across the globe, the
President will continue to do everything in his power
to uphold( [up'hold || ʌp'həʊld
]
v.
 支撑, 鼓励,
赞成) the
nation’s security.

 

Remarks of President Barack Obama

Weekly Address

January 2, 2010

It has now been more than a week since the attempted act of
terrorism aboard that flight to Detroit(底特律) on Christmas Day.  On Thursday,
I received the preliminary
([pri'liminəri;pri'liməˌneri

]  

n. 初步行动, 准备, 初步措施 adj. 初步的, 开始的, 预备的) findings of the reviews that I ordered into
our terrorist watchlist system and air travel screening.  I've directed
my counterterrorism and homeland security advisor at the White House,
John Brennan, to lead these reviews going forward and to present the
final results and recommendations to me in the days to come.

As I said this week, I will do everything in my power to make sure
our hard-working men and women in our intelligence, law enforcement and
homeland security communities have the tools and resources they need to
keep America safe.  This includes making sure these communities-and the
people in them-are coordinating effectively and are held accountable
（[ə'kauntəbl;ə'kauntəbəl

]  

adj. 负有责任的） at
every level.  And as President, that is what I will do.

Meanwhile, the investigation into the Christmas Day incident
continues, and we're learning more about the suspect.  We know that he
traveled to Yemen, a country grappling
（[grap·ple || 'græpl
]
n.
 抓住, 掌握
v.
 抓住, 抓牢; 与...扭打,
与...格斗; 抓住; 努力解决; 扭打, 格斗） with crushing poverty and deadly
insurgencies（n.
 叛乱; 叛乱状态）.  It appears that he joined an affiliate of al Qaeda, and
that this group-al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula-trained him, equipped
him with those explosives and directed him to attack that plane headed
for America.

This is not the first time this group has targeted us.  In recent
years, they have bombed Yemeni government facilities and Western
hotels, restaurants and embassies-including our embassy
（n.
 大使馆, 大使及其随员） in 2008,
killing one American.  So, as President, I've made it a priority to
strengthen our partnership with the Yemeni government-training and
equipping their security forces, sharing intelligence and working with
them to strike al Qaeda terrorists.

And even before Christmas Day, we had seen the results.  Training
camps have been struck; leaders eliminated; plots disrupted.  And all
those involved in the attempted act of terrorism on Christmas must
know-you too will be held to account（被追究责任）
.    

But these efforts are only part of a wider cause.  It's been nearly
a year since I stood on the steps of the U.S. Capitol and took the oath
of office as your President.  And with that oath came the solemn
responsibility that I carry with me every moment of every day-the
responsibility to protect the safety and security of the American
people.

On that day I also made it very clear-our nation is at war against a
far-reaching network of violence and hatred
（ [ha·tred || 'heɪtrɪd
]
n.
 憎恨; 仇恨;
敌意）, and that we will do
whatever it takes to defeat them and defend our country, even as we
uphold
（

 [up'hold || ʌp'həʊld
]
v.
 支撑, 鼓励,
赞成） the values that have always distinguished America among nations.

And make no mistake, that's exactly what we've been doing.  It's why
I refocused the fight-bringing to a responsible end the war in Iraq,
which had nothing to do with the 9/11 attacks, and dramatically
increasing our resources in the region where al Qaeda is actually
based, in Afghanistan and Pakistan.  It's why I've set a clear and
achievable mission-to disrupt, dismantle
（[dis'mæntl;dis'mæntəl

]  

vt. 拆除,剥除,分解,取消） and defeat al Qaeda and its
extremist allies and prevent their return to either country.

And it's why we've forged new partnerships, as in Yemen, and put
unrelenting pressure on these extremists wherever they plot and
train-from East Africa to Southeast Asia, from Europe to the Persian
Gulf（
Persian
Gulf）
.  And though often out of sight, our progress has been
unmistakable.  Along with our partners, we've disrupted terrorist
financing, cut off recruiting chains, inflicted
（[in·flict || ɪn'flɪkt
]
v.
 施以, 科以,
加害） major losses on al
Qaeda's leadership, thwarted（[θwɔrt /θwɔːt
]
v.
 反对, 横过, 阻碍） plots here in the United States, and saved
countless American lives.

Yet as the Christmas Day attempt illustrates
, and as we were
reminded this week by the sacrifices of more brave Americans in
Afghanistan-including those seven dedicated men and women of the
CIA-the hard work of protecting our nation is never done.  So as our
reviews continue, let us ask the questions that need to be asked.  Let
us make the changes that need to be made.  Let us debate the best way
to protect the country we all love.
  That is the right and
responsibility of every American and every elected official.

But as we go forward, let us remember this-our adversaries
（ [ad·ver·sar·y || 'ædvəsərɪ
]
n.
 敌手; 对手） are those
who would attack our country, not our fellow Americans, not each other.
Let's never forget what has always carried us through times of trial,
including those attacks eight Septembers ago.

Instead of giving in to fear and cynicism（['sinisizəm

]  

n.愤世嫉俗）, let's renew that timeless
American spirit of resolve and confidence and optimism.  Instead of
succumbing（ [suc·cumb || sə'kʌm
]
v.
 屈服, 死,
屈从） to partisanship（

 ['pɑ:tiˌzænʃip;'pɑ:təzənˌʃip

]n. 党派性, 党派偏见） and division, let's summon（summon

 [sum·mon || 'sʌmən
]
v.
 召唤） the unity that
this moment demands.  Let's work together, with a seriousness of
purpose, to do what must be done to keep our country safe.   

As we begin this New Year, I cannot imagine a more fitting resolution to guide us-as a people and as a nation.