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1、(VOANews31August2010)Goodevening.Tonight,I’dliketotalktoyouabouttheendofourcombatmissioninIraq,theongoingsecuritychallengesweface,andtheneedtorebuildournationhereathome.IknowthishistoricmomentcomesatatimeofgreatuncertaintyformanyAmericans.Wehavenowbe
2、enthroughnearlyadecadeofwar.Wehaveenduredalongandpainfulrecession.Andsometimesinthemidstofthesestorms,thefuturethatwearetryingtobuildforournation–afutureoflastingpeaceandlong-termprosperitymayseembeyondourreach.Butthismilestoneshouldserveasaremindert
3、oallAmericansthatthefutureisourstoshapeifwemoveforwardwithconfidenceandcommitment.ItshouldalsoserveasamessagetotheworldthattheUnitedStatesofAmericaintendstosustainandstrengthenourleadershipinthisyoungcentury.Fromthisdesk,sevenandahalfyearsago,Preside
4、ntBushannouncedthebeginningofmilitaryoperationsinIraq.Muchhaschangedsincethatnight.Awartodisarmastatebecameafightagainstaninsurgency.TerrorismandsectarianwarfarethreatenedtotearIraqapart.ThousandsofAmericansgavetheirlives;tensofthousandshavebeenwound
5、ed.Ourrelationsabroadwerestrained.Ourunityathomewastested.ThesearetheroughwatersencounteredduringthecourseofoneofAmerica’slongestwars.Yettherehasbeenoneconstantamidstthoseshiftingtides.Ateveryturn,America’smenandwomeninuniformhaveservedwithcourageand
6、resolve.AsCommander-in-Chief,Iamproudoftheirservice.LikeallAmericans,Iamawedbytheirsacrifice,andbythesacrificesoftheirfamilies.TheAmericanswhohaveservedinIraqcompletedeverymissiontheyweregiven.Theydefeatedaregimethathadterrorizeditspeople.Togetherwit
7、hIraqisandcoalitionpartnerswhomadehugesacrificesoftheirown,ourtroopsfoughtblockbyblocktohelpIraqseizethechanceforabetterfuture.TheyshiftedtacticstoprotecttheIraqipeople;trainedIraqiSecurityForces;andtookoutterroristleaders.Becauseofourtroopsandcivili
8、ans–andbecauseoftheresilienceoftheIraqipeople–Iraqhastheopportunitytoembraceanewdestiny,eventhoughmanychallengesremain.Sotonight,IamannouncingthattheAmericancombatmissioninIraqhasended.OperationIraqiFreedomisover,andtheIraqipeoplenowhavelead6responsi