And I know this chamber agrees that few Americans give more to their country than our diplomats and the men and women of the United States Armed Forces.

美國的外交官和軍隊為美國做出了巨大的貢獻。

Tonight, because of the extraordinary troops and civilians who risk and lay down their lives to keep us free, the United States is more secure. When I took office, nearly 180,000 Americans were serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Today, all our troops are out of Iraq. More than 60,000 of our troops have already come home from Afghanistan. With Afghan forces now in the lead for their own security, our troops have moved to a support role. Together with our allies, we will complete our mission there by the end of this year, and America's longest war will finally be over.

今晚，因為杰出的軍人和一些民眾冒著危險保護我們，美國才更加安全。在我就職時，有近18萬美國人正在伊拉克和阿富汗服役。今天，美軍已經完全撤離伊拉克，并已從阿富汗撤軍超過6萬人。現在阿富汗的安全已由阿富汗軍隊負責，美軍僅提供一些支持。我們將在年底與盟國一起結束在阿富汗的作戰任務，美國在國外的長期作戰終于要結束了。

After 2014, we will support a unified Afghanistan as it takes responsibility for its own future. If the Afghan government signs a security agreement that we have negotiated, a small force of Americans could remain in Afghanistan with NATO allies to carry out two narrow missions: training and assisting Afghan forces, and counterterrorism operations to pursue any remnants of al-Qaida. For while our relationship with Afghanistan will change, one thing will not: our resolve that terrorists do not launch attacks against our country.

2014年后，我們將支持一個統一的阿富汗承擔起自己未來的責任。如果阿富汗政府簽署于我們談判的安全協議，美國將與北約盟國在阿富汗保持小規模的部隊，執行兩項任務：訓練和協助阿富汗部隊，執行反恐行動追擊基地組織殘余勢力。我們與阿富汗的關系會變，但有一樣不會變：那就是我們不讓恐怖分子襲擊我們國家的決心。

The fact is, that danger remains. While we have put al-Qaida's core leadership on a path to defeat, the threat has evolved, as al-Qaida affiliates and other extremists take root in different parts of the world. In Yemen, Somalia, Iraq and Mali, we have to keep working with partners to disrupt and disable these networks. In Syria, we'll support the opposition that rejects the agenda of terrorist networks. Here at home, we'll keep strengthening our defenses, and combat new threats like cyberattacks. And as we reform our defense budget, we have to keep faith with our men and women in uniform, and invest in the capabilities they need to succeed in future missions.

事實上，威脅依舊存在。盡管我們將基地組織核心領導層趕上了失敗之路，威脅已經變化。基地組織分支與其他極端分子在世界不同地區扎根。在也門、索馬里、伊拉克和馬里，我們不得不與伙伴國家合作，打擊這些網絡。在敘利亞，我們將支持抵制恐怖網絡的反對派。在國內，我們將加強我們的防御，迎戰網絡攻擊等新威脅。我們將改革我們的國防預算，我們必須相信我們男女軍人，投資于他們未來行動成功所需的能力。

We have to remain vigilant. But I strongly believe our leadership and our security cannot depend on our military alone. As commander-in-chief, I have used force when needed to protect the American people, and I will never hesitate to do so as long as I hold this office. But I will not send our troops into harm's way unless it's truly necessary; nor will I allow our sons and daughters to be mired in open-ended conflicts. We must fight the battles that need to be fought, not those that terrorists prefer from us - large-scale deployments that drain our strength and may ultimately feed extremism.

我們需要保持警惕。但我堅信我們的領導和我們的安全不能僅僅依靠軍隊。作為武裝部隊總司令，我必須在必要時使用武力保護美國人民，只要我任職一天，我就將毫不猶疑地這樣做。但除非必要，我不會讓我們的軍隊走向受損之路，也不會讓我們的兒女陷入無窮無盡的沖突。我們必須打需要打的戰斗，但不是恐怖分子希望我們打的戰斗——分散我們的力量，可能最終有利于恐怖主義的大規模部署。

So, even as we aggressively pursue terrorist networks - through more targeted efforts and by building the capacity of our foreign partners - America must move off a permanent war footing. That's why I've imposed prudent limits on the use of drones - for we will not be safer if people abroad believe we strike within their countries without regard for the consequence. That's why, working with this Congress, I will reform our surveillance programs - because the vital work of our intelligence community depends on public confidence, here and abroad, that the privacy of ordinary people is not being violated. And with the Afghan war ending, this needs to be the year Congress lifts the remaining restrictions on detainee transfers and we close the prison at Guantanamo Bay - because we counter terrorism not just through intelligence and military action, but by remaining true to our constitutional ideals, and setting an example for the rest of the world.

因此，盡管我們通過更定向的努力，通過提高盟國的能力，積極追擊恐怖網絡，美國必須遠離長期戰爭。這就是我為何限制使用無人機，因為如果國外的人認為我們不顧后果地轟炸他們的國家，我們難以更安全。這就是為何，通過與國會合作，我將改革我們的監控項目，因為我們情報機構重要的工作有賴于國內外公眾的信任，普通人的隱私不得侵犯。隨著阿富汗戰爭結束，需要國會取消轉移囚犯和關閉關塔那摩監獄的其他限制，因為我們不僅僅通過情報和軍事行動反恐，還依靠忠于我們的憲法理念，為世界樹立典范。

You see, in a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy. American diplomacy has rallied more than fifty countries to prevent nuclear materials from falling into the wrong hands, and allowed us to reduce our own reliance on Cold War stockpiles. American diplomacy, backed by the threat of force, is why Syria's chemical weapons are being eliminated, and we will continue to work with the international community to usher in the future the Syrian people deserve - a future free of dictatorship, terror and fear.

你們看，面對世界紛繁緊張的局勢，我們的安全保障和領導地位取決于我們各個力量的配合，當然也包括我們國家強有力而有原則的外交能力。我們通過外交手段，號召了全球50個國家為阻止核原料落入不法分子手中而一起努力，同時呼吁減少對冷戰時期庫存的依賴。美國的外交策略以武力威脅作為后盾，這也是為什么通過美國外交的能力，敘利亞的化學武器能被摧毀。在日后，我們將繼續與國際社會一道讓敘利亞人民能在一個沒有獨裁統治，恐怖組織和恐懼擔憂的社會下生活。