奧巴馬:美國密切關注敘利亞化學武器動向
President Barack Obama said Monday he has yet to order military engagement in Syria but that decision would change if the U.S. determines the government of President Bashar al-Assad is moving toward using chemical weapons.
美國總統奧巴馬(Barack Obama)週一表示，他還沒有下令對敘利亞進行軍事幹預，但如果美國認定阿薩德(Bashar al-Assad)政府有使用化學武器的動向，其決定可能會改變。'A red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moved around or being utilized,' Mr. Obama said during an impromptu news conference at the White House. 'That would change my calculations significantly.'
奧巴馬在白宮的一次臨時新聞發佈會上說，如果我們開始看到大量化學武器被部署或是使用，這將爲我們拉響警報。這也將大大改變我對形勢的判斷。Mr. Obama said the U.S. is 'monitoring that situation very carefully' and has 'put together a range of contingency plans.'
奧巴馬說，美國正非常仔細地關注着形勢的發展，並制定了一系列應急方案。
The use of chemical weapons, he said, is only a concern not within Syria but also would impact the U.S. and its close allies in the region, including Israel.
他說，使用化學武器不僅在敘利亞內部是一個引人擔憂的問題，也會對美國以及包括以色列在內的美國在該地區的親密盟友造成影響。Mr. Obama said the U.S. continues to provide humanitarian assistance to Syria and is in close consultation with the opposition about a government transition.
奧巴馬說，美國仍在爲敘利亞提供人道主義援助，並且正在與敘利亞反對派就政權過渡問題進行密切磋商。In terms of his and international community's calls for Mr. Assad to step down, he was pessimistic, saying: 'At this point the likelihood of a soft landing seems pretty distant.'
在談到其本人和國際社會對阿薩德下臺的呼籲時，奧巴馬態度悲觀地說，在目前形勢下，軟着陸的可能性似乎非常渺茫。
