奧巴馬:拒絕接納敘難民違背美國價值觀

U.S. President Barack Obama has criticized American politicians for opposing the resettlement of Syrian refugees, saying their rhetoric is contrary to American values and could become a recruitment tool for the Islamic State militant group.

Since the terrorist attacks in Paris, some Republican politicians have called for a halt to all resettlements of Syrian refugees, or for only allowing Christian Syrian refugees into the United States, arguing those steps would prevent Syrian terrorists from carrying out similar attacks on the United States.

Speaking to reporters at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Manila Wednesday, Obama said "we are not well served when in response to a terrorist attack we descend into fear and panic."

Republican lawmakers have called for a halt to plans to resettle an additional 10,000 Syrians in the United States.美國總統奧巴馬批評一些美國政界人士反對接納敘利亞難民，指出他們的說法與美國價值觀相悖，並可能成爲伊斯蘭國激進組織的招募工具。

巴黎恐怖襲擊案發生後，一些美國共和黨政界人士要求停止所有敘利亞難民的安置工作，或只允許信仰基督教的敘利亞難民進入美國。他們說，這些措施將防止敘利亞恐怖分子在美國發動類似的襲擊。

奧巴馬星期三在馬尼拉舉行亞太經合組織峯會期間對記者說，如果在面對恐怖襲擊時表現出恐慌，對自己是不利的。

美國共和黨議員要求停止實施在美國安置1萬名敘利亞難民的計劃。