去年八月，通过在我们的情报部门几年的辛勤工作，我得到一份可能抓到本拉登的简报。那时候还不能确定，我们花了很多月的时间去确定这条线索。我和我们国家安全小组频繁见面，直到我们对那个可能的消息有了更多的信息，把本拉登的藏身处定位在巴基斯坦深处的一个院子里。终于，上周我觉得我们有足够的情报采取行动，便授权抓获奥萨马本拉登，并用正义制裁他。

Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. No Americans were harmed. They took care to avoid civilian casualties. After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body.
今天，在我的指挥下，美国对巴基斯坦的阿伯塔巴德发动了一场针对性打击。一小队美国士兵以其非凡的勇气和能力完成了此次行动，其中无一人受伤。他们小心地避免了民众伤亡。在一次交火后，他们击毙了奥萨马本拉登，然后收了他的尸体。
For over two decades, bin Laden has been al Qaeda's leader and symbol, and has continued to plot attacks against our country and our friends and allies. The death of bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al Qaeda.
过去的二十多年里，本拉登作为基地组织的头目和象征一直策划对我们国家以及我们的友盟们进行袭击。本拉登的死标志了我们国家和基地组织战斗以来取得的最重大的成就。

Yet his death does not mark the end of our effort. There's no doubt that al Qaeda will continue to pursue attacks against us. We must --- and we will -- remain vigilant at home and abroad.
然而他的死并不意味着着我们战斗的终止，毫无疑问，基地组织还会继续寻求机会对我们发动攻击，我们必须也必将对国内外保持高度警惕。


As we do, we must also reaffirm that the United States is not --- and never will be --- at war with Islam. I've made clear, just as President Bush did shortly after 9/11, that our war is not against Islam. Bin Laden was not a Muslim leader; he was a mass murderer of Muslims. Indeed, al Qaeda has slaughtered scores of Muslims in many countries, including our own. So his demise should be welcomed by all who believe in peace and human dignity.
同时，我们也必须重申，美国没有也永远不会和伊斯兰世界开战。我已经声明，正如布什总统在911事件后说的那样，我们的战争并不是针对伊斯兰世界的，本拉登并不是穆斯林领导人，他是杀害大批穆斯林的凶手。确实，基地组织在包括我们国家在内的很多国家屠杀了大量穆斯林，所以，他的死亡应该受到所有相信世界和平和人类尊严的人们的欢迎。
Over the years, I've repeatedly made clear that we would take action within Pakistan if we knew where bin Laden was. That is what we've done. But it's important to note that our counterterrorism cooperation with Pakistan helped lead us to bin Laden and the compound where he was hiding. Indeed, bin Laden had declared war against Pakistan as well, and ordered attacks against the Pakistani people.