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These are the rough waters encountered during the course of one of America's longest wars. Yet there has been one constant amidst those shifting tides. At every turn, America's men and women in uniform have served with courage and resolve. As Commander-in-Chief, I am proud of their service. Like all Americans, I am awed by their sacrifice, and by the sacrifices of their families.
伊拉克战争是美国近代参与的持续时间最长的战争之一，其中经历了多次汹涌海浪的袭击，但在变化多端的潮汐之间，唯有一种力量保持不变，他们就是美国的军队。在每个转折点，美国的军人们都依靠勇气和决心完成任务。作为三军总司令，我为他们感到骄傲。像所有美国人一样，我对他们及其家庭做出的牺牲充满敬畏。
The Americans who have served in Iraq completed every mission they were given. They defeated a regime that had terrorized its people. Together with Iraqis and coalition partners who made huge sacrifices of their own, our troops fought block by block to help Iraq seize the chance for a better future. They shifted tactics to protect the Iraqi people; trained Iraqi Security Forces; and took out terrorist leaders. Because of our troops and civilians -and because of the resilience of the Iraqi people - Iraq has the opportunity to embrace a new destiny, even though many challenges remain.
在伊拉克服役的美国人完成了每一个被赋予的任务：他们推翻了实行恐怖统治的政权；我们的军队与伊拉克人和其他做出巨大牺牲的盟友一起并肩战斗，帮助伊拉克人抓住了创造更美好未来的机会；他们改变了保护伊拉克人的战术，训练伊拉克安全部队，追捕恐怖主义领导人。因为我们的军队和公民，因为伊拉克人民的支持，伊拉克获得了拥抱新生的机会，即使他们面临着诸多挑战。
So tonight, I am announcing that the American combat mission in Iraq has ended. Operation Iraqi Freedom is over, and the Iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country.
今晚，我宣布美国在伊拉克的战斗任务结束。伊拉克自由行动结束，伊拉克人现在必须承担起保护自己国家安全的重担，这是我竞选美国总统时向美国人民做出的承诺。
This was my pledge to the American people as a candidate for this office. Last February, I announced a plan that would bring our combat brigades out of Iraq, while redoubling our efforts to strengthen Iraq's Security Forces and support its government and people. That is what we have done. We have removed nearly 100,000 U.S. troops from Iraq. We have closed or transferred hundreds of bases to the Iraqis. And we have moved millions of pieces of equipment out of Iraq.
去年2月份，我宣布了一项计划，将我们的战斗部队撤出伊拉克，集中全力加强伊拉克安全部队，支持伊拉克政府和人民，这些就是我们已经做完的。我们已经从伊拉克撤出近10万部队，我们已经关闭或者向伊拉克人转交了数百座基地，我们已经将数以百万计的武器装备撤出伊拉克。
