This week, our hearts are with the people of Belgium, as terrorist attacks claimed the lives of more than thirty people.
Yesterday, we learned that at least two Americans were killed. We pray for their families and loved ones. At least fourteen Americans were injured. And we pray for their full recovery - along with everyone else affected1 by these attacks.
Earlier this week, I called the Prime Minister of Belgium and offered him our full array of support in bringing to justice any terrorists involved in planning or aiding this unconscionable attack on innocent men, women, and children. Belgium is a close friend and ally of the United States. And when it comes to our friends, America has their back. Especially as we fight the scourge2 of terrorism.
More broadly, we're going to continue to root out and defeat ISIL. We've been taking out ISIL leadership, and this week, we removed one of their top leaders from the battlefield - permanently3. A relentless4 air campaign - and support for forces in Iraq and Syria who are fighting ISIL on the ground - has allowed us to take approximately forty percent of the populated territory that ISIL once held in Iraq. We're supporting Iraqi Security Forces who are beginning to put pressure on the ISIL stronghold of Mosul. And we will not stop until ISIL's safe-havens are destroyed.
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We're also working to disrupt plots against the United States and against our friends and allies. A team of FBI agents is on the ground in Belgium supporting the investigation5. We've ramped6 up our intelligence cooperation so that we can root out ISIL's operations. And we constantly review our homeland security posture7 to remain vigilant8 against any efforts to target the United States.
ISIL poses a threat to the entire civilized9 world. That's why we've been leading a truly global coalition10 that will be vital to our success. Secretary Kerry is leading an international effort to bring the Syrian civil war to an end, a critical piece of restoring stability to that war-torn part of the world. And next week, dozens of world leaders will come here to Washington for a summit focused on nuclear security. We'll use that opportunity to also review our joint11 efforts against ISIL, and to make sure the world remains12 united in this effort to protect our people.
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As we move forward in this fight, we have to wield13 another weapon alongside our airstrikes, our military, our counterterrorism work, and our diplomacy14. And that's the power of our example. Our openness to refugees fleeing ISIL's violence. Our determination to win the battle against ISIL's hateful and violent propaganda - a distorted view of Islam that aims to radicalize young Muslims to their cause. In that effort, our most important partners are American Muslims. That's why we have to reject any attempt to stigmatize15 Muslim-Americans, and their enormous contributions to our country and our way of life. Such attempts are contrary to our character, to our values, and to our history as a nation built around the idea of religious freedom. It's also counterproductive. It plays right into the hands of terrorists who want to turn us against one another; who need a reason to recruit more people to their hateful cause.
I am a father. And just like any other parent, the awful images from Brussels draw my thoughts to my own children's safety. That's also why you should be confident that defeating ISIL remains our top military, intelligence, and national security priority.
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We will succeed. The terrorists will fail. They want us to abandon our values and our way of life. We will not. They want us to give in to their vision of the future. We will defeat them with ours. Because we know that the future belongs not to those who seek only to destroy - but to those who have the courage to build.
Thanks.
1 affected
adj.不自然的，假裝的
參考例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假裝對(duì)我們的課題感到興趣。 His manners are affected.他的態(tài)度不自然。
2 scourge
n.災(zāi)難，禍害；v.蹂躪
參考例句：
Smallpox was once the scourge of the world.天花曾是世界的大患。 The new boss was the scourge of the inefficient.新老板來(lái)了以后，不稱職的人就遭殃了。
3 permanently
adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不變地
參考例句：
The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故給他留下了永久的傷疤。 The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.該船現(xiàn)在永久地停泊在倫敦泰晤士河邊。
4 relentless
adj.殘酷的，不留情的，無(wú)憐憫心的
參考例句：
The traffic noise is relentless.交通車輛的噪音一刻也不停止。 Their training has to be relentless.他們的訓(xùn)練必須是無(wú)情的。
5 investigation
n.調(diào)查，調(diào)查研究
參考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在調(diào)查中新發(fā)現(xiàn)了一件對(duì)他不利的事實(shí)。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根據(jù)自己的調(diào)查研究作出結(jié)論。
6 ramped
土堤斜坡( ramp的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞 )； 斜道； 斜路； （裝車或上下飛機(jī)的）活動(dòng)梯
參考例句：
With the arrival of George Lucas, the pace has ramped up. 隨著喬治·盧卡斯的到來(lái)，速度大大加快。 They also sold corporate bonds as the global financial crisis ramped up. 在全球金融危機(jī)加劇之際，他們還拋售了公司債券。
7 posture
n.姿勢(shì)，姿態(tài)，心態(tài)，態(tài)度；v.作出某種姿勢(shì)
參考例句：
The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence.政府在獨(dú)立這一問(wèn)題上采取了毫不妥協(xié)的態(tài)度。 He tore off his coat and assumed a fighting posture.他脫掉上衣，擺出一副打架的架勢(shì)。
8 vigilant
adj.警覺(jué)的，警戒的，警惕的
參考例句：
He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得學(xué)會(huì)如何在這漫長(zhǎng)的黑夜里保持警覺(jué)。 The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.這只狗警醒地守護(hù)著這所房屋。
9 civilized
a.有教養(yǎng)的，文雅的
參考例句：
Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society. 文明社會(huì)憎惡種族主義。 rising crime in our so-called civilized societies 在我們所謂文明社會(huì)中日益增多的犯罪行為
10 coalition
n.結(jié)合體，同盟，結(jié)合，聯(lián)合
參考例句：
The several parties formed a coalition.這幾個(gè)政黨組成了政治聯(lián)盟。 Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.聯(lián)盟軍隊(duì)竭盡全力避免造成平民傷亡。
11 joint
adj.聯(lián)合的，共同的；n.關(guān)節(jié)，接合處；v.連接，貼合
參考例句：
I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。 We wrote a letter in joint names.我們聯(lián)名寫了封信。
12 remains
n.剩余物，殘留物；遺體，遺跡
參考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.殘羹剩飯喂狗了。
13 wield
vt.行使，運(yùn)用，支配；揮，使用(武器等)
參考例句：
They wield enormous political power.他們行使巨大的政治權(quán)力。 People may wield the power in a democracy.在民主國(guó)家里，人民可以行使權(quán)力。
14 diplomacy
n.外交；外交手腕，交際手腕
參考例句：
The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.會(huì)談現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)進(jìn)入了“溫和外交”階段。 This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 這是通過(guò)外交手腕才做到的。
15 stigmatize
v.污蔑，玷污
參考例句：
Children in single-parent families must not be stigmatized.單親家庭的孩子們不應(yīng)該受到歧視。 They are often stigmatized by the rest of society as lazy and dirty.他們經(jīng)常被社會(huì)中的其他人污蔑為懶惰、骯臟。
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