奥巴马授权对伊拉克进行空袭以停止种族屠杀
华盛顿消息-美国总统奥巴马周四表示其已授权可在需要的情况下进行“定点空袭”，以保护在伊拉克的美国人员，同时授权向伊拉克境内的少数派宗教人士空投食物及水，这些人员正遭受伊斯兰武装分子围攻，被困一座山顶。
“今天，美国将要伸出援手，”奥巴马说。
奥巴马总统周四的声明意味着美国进一步介入伊拉克不断扩大的危机，但奥巴马试图使美国公众确信，该举措不会导致美国卷入伊拉克地面战争。
来源：usatoday
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Obama authorizes airstrikes in Iraq to stop genocide
WASHINGTON — President Obama said Thursday that he authorized “targeted airstrikes” if needed to protect U.S. personnel in Iraq, as well as airdrops of food and water to religious minorities in Iraq who are under siege from Islamic militants and trapped on a mountaintop.
“Today, America is coming to help,” Obama said.
The president’s announcement Thursday amounts to a significant escalation of involvement in the growing Iraqi crisis, but Obama attempted to assure the American public that it would not lead to U.S. involvement in a ground war there.
Source: usatoday
关键词汇小贴士：
genocide: 种族屠杀。（systematic massive killing/destruction of a racial group）
amounts to: 等于。（add up to）