奥巴马向叙利亚派遣更多的美国军队

President Barack Obama said on Monday he would send 250 soldiers to Syria to help local forces fight against the Islamic State.

美国总统奥巴马周一表示，他将派遣250名美国军人到叙利亚，帮助当地军方打击IS恐怖组织。

The deployment will increase American forces in Syria to around 300. Most of the new 250 U.S. forces will be U.S. Army Green Berets. About 50 American forces are already in Syria since 2015.

此次部署将把驻扎在叙利亚的美国军人增加至约300人。新派遣的250名美国军人多来自美国陆军特种部队。自2015年，已有约50名美国士兵驻扎在叙利亚。

Obama told an audience at a trade fair in Hannover, Germany, the forces will “not be leading the fight on the ground.” The president said the forces will provide training and will assist local troops to “keep up this momentum” in the fight against IS.

奥巴马对德国汉诺威莫以展销会的一名参展者表示，派遣部队将不会作为路上战场的主力。他表示派遣部队将协助当地军方，在对抗IS时作为增援部队保持战斗力。

Obama also urged Europe and NATO allies to do more in the fight against Islamic State.

奥巴马同时要求欧洲和北约为打击IS恐怖势力贡献更多力量。

“This remains a difficult fight and none of us can solve this problem by ourselves,” he said.

“这将是一场艰巨的战斗，我们单凭自己是无法战胜恐怖势力的。”他说。

Stephen Zunes is a regional expert from the University of San Francisco. He told VOA the deployment could be viewed as mission creep in both Syria and Iraq.

旧金山大学的教授朱恩斯对美国之音表示，此次派遣对叙利亚和伊拉克来说是使命偏离。

"At the same time, given that Obama has had a pretty cautious approach in terms of U.S. military involvement in Syria, it could be an indicator that the initial troop deployment has been successful, and that it is an indication, in his mind at least, that additional U.S. forces could actually advance the cause of defeating ISIS and strengthening local forces that are fighting them.

与此同时，奥巴马向叙利亚派遣部队若已是十分谨慎的决定的话，这就意味着之前测部队部署取得了成效，也意味着，至少在他看来，向叙利亚派遣更多士兵确实可帮助其抗击IS恐怖势力，并能加强当地武装的战斗力。

Obama Sending More US Forces to Syria

President Barack Obama said on Monday he would send 250 soldiers to Syria to help local forces fight against the Islamic State.

The deployment will increase American forces in Syria to around 300. Most of the new 250 U.S. forces will be U.S. ArmyGreen Berets. About 50 American forces are already in Syria since 2015.

Obama told an audience at a trade fair in Hannover, Germany, the forces will “not be leading the fight on the ground.” The president said the forces will provide training and will assist local troops to “keep up this momentum” in the fight against IS.

Obama also urged Europe and NATO allies to do more in the fight against Islamic State.

“This remains a difficult fight and none of us can solve this problem by ourselves,” he said.

Stephen Zunes is a regional expert from the University of San Francisco. He told VOA the deployment could be viewed as mission creep in both Syria and Iraq.

"At the same time, given that Obama has had a pretty cautious approachin terms of U.S. military involvement in Syria, it could be an indicator that the initial troop deployment has been successful, and that it is an indication, in his mind at least, that additional U.S. forces could actually advance the cause of defeating ISIS and strengthening local forces that are fighting them.

I’m Jim Dresbach.

Words in This Story

momentum – n. the strength or force that allows something to continue or to grow stronger or faster as time passes

Green Berets – n. U.S. Army personnel trained to organize, instruct, supply, and supervise indigenous forces engaged in guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency operations, and to themselves conduct unconventional warfare

logistics – n. the things that must be done to plan and organize a complicated activity or event that involves many people

NATO – n. also known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, it is an organization of countries that have agreed to provide military support to each other. It includes many European countries as well as the U.S. and Canada.

cautious– adj. careful about avoiding danger or risk

approach– n. a way of dealing with something or a way of doing or thinking about something

indicator– n. a sign that shows the condition or existence of something

ISIS– n. stands for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and is an extremist militant group. Also known as ISIL and Islamic State