remarkyenatorhillaryrodhamclintotothe2005americaisraelublicaffaircommittee(aipac)olicyconference
英语演讲稿
thepresident:
senatorhillaryrodhamclinton:
"thankyou.thankyou.thankyouverymuch.thankyou.thankyou,loy.
welcometowashingtonforthisextraordinaryaipacconference.i''mtoldthattheattendancefarsurpaesanyotherconference,andit''salwaysbeenoneofthebiggestgatheringsthatwashingtonhostseveryyear.soicongratulateyouforbeinghereinthesenumberswiththisenergyandenthusiasm.
ialsothankmyfriendbernice,whohasservedsowellonbehalfofaipac,andcongratulatehowardfriedman,theincomingpresident.ithankhowardkohr,yourexecutivedirector;amyfriedkiandeveryonewhoworkssohardforaipacnotjustwhenthereisagreatgathering,likethisconference,buteverysingleday,workingwithusinthecongreworkinghereinwashington.
iwanttotakejustafewminutestodiscusomeofthesignificantchallengesfacingtheunitedstates,israelandourworldtoday.asyouknowbetterthanmost,eventsinthemiddleeastareaolutelycriticaltoourhopeforasafer,moresecureworld,aworldinwhicheverynationisfreefromthethreatofglobalterrorism.andastrong,lastingrelatiohipbetweentheunitedstatesandisraeliseentialtooureffortstobuildthatworldofpeaceandsecurity.
asallofusknow,ourfuturehereinthiscountryisintertwinedwiththefutureofisraelandthemiddleeast.nowthereisalotthatwecouldtalkabout,andobviouslymuchhasbeendiscued.butintheshortperiodthatihavebeengiventhehonorofaddreingyou,iwanttostartbyfocusingonourdeepandlastingbondbetweentheunitedstatesandisrael.
now,thesearebondsthataremorethansharedinterests.thesearebondsforgedinacommonstruggleforhumanrights,fordemocracy,forfreedom.thesearebondsthatpredatethecreationofthestateofisrael,thatreallypredatethecreationoftheunitedstatesbecausetheyarerootedinfundamentalbeliefsandvaluesaboutthedignityandrightsofmenandwomentoliveinfreedom,freefromfear,f