Obamas remark on killing of bin Laden

Obama’sRemarksonBinLaden’sKillingNewWordAlQaeda基地组织billowupv.如狂涛般飞扬affiliaten.分支机构dismantlev废除，消灭compoundn带围墙的院子Idlyadv悠闲地frayv.崩溃Exercise11.NamesomemainpointsofObama’saddress.2.Dotdownatleastthreemostimpressivesentencestoyoufromthespeech.•Goodevening.Tonight,IcanreporttotheAmericanpeopleandtotheworldthattheUnitedStateshasconductedanoperationthatkilledOsamaBinLaden,theleaderofAlQaeda,andaterroristwho’sresponsibleforthemurderofthousandsof______________________________________.•Itwasnearly10yearsagothatabrightSeptemberdaywasdarkenedbytheworstattackontheAmericanpeopleinourhistory.Theimagesof9/11are_______ournationalmemory—_______planescuttingthroughacloudlessSeptembersky;theTwinTowerscollapsingtotheground;blacksmokebillowingupfromthePentagon;thewreckageofFlight93inShanksville,Pennsylvania,wheretheactionsofheroiccitizenssavedevenmoreheartbreakanddestruction.innocentmen,women,andchildren.searedintohijackedAndyetweknowthattheworstimagesarethosethatwereunseentotheworld.Theemptyseatatthedinnertable.Childrenwhowereforcedtogrowupwithouttheirmotherortheirfather.Parentswhowouldneverknowthefeelingoftheirchild’s________.Nearly3,000citizenstakenfromus,leavinga___________inourhearts.OnSeptember11,2001,inourtimeofgrief,theAmericanpeoplecametogether.Weofferedourneighborsahand,andweofferedthewoundedourblood.Wereaffirmedourtiestoeachother,andourloveof________________________Onthatday,nomatterwherewecamefrom,whatGodweprayedto,orwhat_______________wewere,wewereunitedasoneAmericanfamily.embracegapingholecommunityandcountryraceorethnicityWewerealsounitedinourresolvetoprotectournationandtobringthosewhocommittedthisviciousattacktojustice.Wequicklylearnedthatthe9/11attackswerecarriedoutbyAlQaeda—anorganizationheadedbyOsamabinLaden,whichhadopenlydeclaredwarontheUnitedStatesandwascommittedtokillinginnocentsinourcountryandaroundtheglobe.AndsowewenttowaragainstAlQaedatoprotectourcitizens,ourfriends,andourallies.Overthelast10years,thankstothetirelessandheroicworkofourmilitaryandour____________________________,we’vemadegreatstridesinthateffort.We’vedisruptedterroristattacksandstrengthenedourhomelanddefense.InAfghanistan,weremovedtheTalibangovernment,whichhadgivenBinLadenandAlQaedasafehavenandsupport.Andaroundtheglobe,weworkedwithourfriendsandalliestocaptureorkillscoresofAlQaedaterrorists,includingseveralwhowereapartofthe9/11plot.counterterrorismprofessionalsYetOsamabinLadenavoidedcaptureandescapedacrosstheAfghanborderintoPakistan.Meanwhile,AlQaedacontinuedtooperatefromalongthatborderandoperatethroughitsaffiliatesacrosstheworld.Andsoshortlyaftertakingoffice,IdirectedLeonPanetta,thedirectoroftheC.I.A.,tomakethekillingorcaptureofBinLaden______________ofourwaragainstAlQaeda,evenaswecontinuedourbroadereffortsto__________________________hisnetwork.thetopprioritydisrupt,dismantle,anddefeatThen,lastAugust,afteryearsofpainstakingworkbyourintelligencecommunity,IwasbriefedonapossibleleadtoBinLaden.Itwasfarfromcertain,andittookmanymonthsto_________________________.ImetrepeatedlywithmynationalsecurityteamaswedevelopedmoreinformationaboutthepossibilitythatwehadlocatedBinLadenhidingwithinacompounddeepinsideofPakistan.Andfinally,lastweek,Ideterminedthatwehadenoughintelligencetotakeaction,andauthorizedanoperationtogetOsamabinLadenandbringhimtojustice.Today,atmydirection,theUnitedStateslauncheda___________________againstthatcompoundinAbbottabad,Pakistan.AsmallteamofAmericanscarriedouttheoperationwithextraordinarycourageandcapability.NoAmericanswereharmed.Theytookcaretoavoid_______________.Afterafirefight,theykilledOsamabinLadenandtookcustodyofhisbody.runthisthreadtogroundtargetedoperationciviliancasualtiesForovertwodecades,BinLadenhasbeenAlQaeda’sleaderandsymbol,andhascontinuedtoplotattacksagainstourcountryandourfriendsandallies.ThedeathofBinLadenmarksthemostsignificantachievementtodateinournation’sefforttodefeatAlQaeda.Yethisdeathdoesnotmarktheendofoureffort.There’snodoubtthatAlQaedawillcontinuetopursueattacksagainstus.Wemust–-andwewill—remainvigilantathomeandabroad.Aswedo,wemustalsoreaffirmthattheUnitedStatesisnot–-andneverwillbe-–atwarwithIslam.I’vemadeclear,justasPresidentBushdidshortlyafter9/11,thatourwarisnotagainstIslam.BinLadenwasnotaMuslimleader;hewasamassmurdererofMuslims.Indeed,AlQaedahasslaughteredscoresofMuslimsinmanycountries,includingourown.Sohis_____shouldbewelcomedbyallwhobelieveinpeaceandhumandignity.demiseOvertheyears,I’verepeatedlymadeclearthatwewouldtakeactionwithinPakistanifweknewwhereBinLadenwas.Thatiswhatwe’vedone.Butit’simportanttonotethatourcounterterrorismcooperationwithPakistanhelpedleadustoBinLadenandthecompoundwherehewashiding.Indeed,BinLadenhaddeclaredwaragainstPakistanaswell,andorderedattacksagainstthePakistanipeople.Tonight,IcalledPresidentZardari,andmyteamhasalsospokenwiththeirPakistanicounterparts.Theyagreethatthisisagoodand_____________forbothofournations.Andgoingforward,itisessentialthatPakistancontinuetojoinusinthefightagainstAlQaedaanditsaffiliates.historicdayTheAmericanpeopledidnotchoosethisfight.Itcametoourshores,and