Name: オバマ大統領、ウェストポイントの卒業生に講演 (President Obama Speaks to West Point Graduates)
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the faculty and staff at West Point -- you have been

outstanding stewards of this proud institution

and outstanding mentors for the newest officers

I'd like to acknowledge the Army's leadership --

General Odierno, as well as Senator Jack Reed,

who is here, and a proud graduate of West Point himself.

on taking your place on the Long Gray Line.

Among you is the first all-female command team --

In Calla Glavin, you have a Rhodes Scholar.

And Josh Herbeck proves that West Point accuracy

To the entire class, let me reassure you in these

final hours at West Point: As Commander-in-Chief,

I hereby absolve all cadets who are on restriction

Let me just say that nobody ever did that

Joe DeMoss, whose son James is graduating,

spoke for a whole lot of parents when he wrote

me a letter about the sacrifices you've made.

"Deep inside," he wrote, "we want to explode

Like several graduates, James is a combat veteran.

And I would ask all of us here today to stand

and pay tribute -- not only to the veterans among us,

but to the more than 2.5 million Americans

This is a particularly useful time for America

to reflect on those who have sacrificed so much

for our freedom, a few days after Memorial Day.

You are the first class to graduate since

We were preparing to surge in Afghanistan.

Our counterterrorism efforts were focused

on al Qaeda's core leadership -- those who had carried

And our nation was just beginning a long climb

Four and a half years later, as you graduate,

We are winding down our war in Afghanistan.

Al Qaeda's leadership on the border region

between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been decimated,

our investments in what has always been a key

source of American strength: a growing economy that

can provide opportunity for everybody who's willing

In fact, by most measures, America has rarely

been stronger relative to the rest of the world.

that America is in decline, or has seen its global

leadership slip away -- are either misreading

us by any nation are low and do not come close

to the dangers we faced during the Cold War.

the most dynamic on Earth; our businesses the most innovative.

Each year, we grow more energy independent.

of alliances unrivaled in the history of nations.

The values of our founding inspire leaders

in parliaments and new movements in public

or masked men occupy a building in Ukraine,

it is America that the world looks to for help.

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