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President Donald Trump speech in Saudi Arabia at Riyadh.


President Donald Trump speech in Saudi Arabia at Riyadh. 

Discusses Radicals, Terrorism, and Fanatical Violence

FULL SPEECHPresident Trump in Saudi Arabia

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thank you I would like to thank King

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Salman for his extraordinary words and

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the magnificent Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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for hosting today's summit I am honoured

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to be received by such gracious hosts I

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have always heard about the splendor of

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your country and the kindness of your

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citizens but words do not do justice to

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the grandeur of this remarkable place

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and the incredible hospitality you have

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shown us from the moment we arrived you

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also hosted me in the treasured home of

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King Abdul Aziz the founder of the

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kingdom who United your great people

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working alongside of another beloved

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leader American President Franklin

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Roosevelt King Abdulaziz began the

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enduring partnership between our two

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countries King Salman your father would

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be very very proud to see that you are

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continuing his legacy and just as he

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opened the first chapter of our

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partnership today we begin a new chapter

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that will bring lasting benefits to all

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of our citizens

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let me now also extend my deep and

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heartfelt gratitude to each and every

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one of the distinguished heads of state

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who made this journey here today you

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greatly honor us with your presence and

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I send the warmest regards

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from my country to yours thank you I

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know that our time together will bring

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many blessings to both your people and

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to mine I stand before you as a

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representative of the American people to

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deliver a message of friendship and hope

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and love that is why I chose to make my

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first Fallin visit a trip to the heart

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of the Muslim world to the nation that

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serves as custodian of the two holy

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sites in the Islamic faith in my

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inaugural address to the American people

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I pledged to strengthen America's oldest

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friendships and to build new

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partnerships in pursuit of peace I also

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promise that America will not seek to

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impose our way of life on others but to

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outstretch our hands in the spirit of

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cooperation and trust

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our vision is one of peace security and

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prosperity in this region and all

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throughout the world our goal is a

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coalition of nations who share the aim

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of stamping out extremism and providing

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our children a hopeful future that does

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honor to God and so this historic and

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unprecedented gathering of leaders

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unique in the history of nations is a

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symbol to the world of our shared

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resolved and our mutual respect to the

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leaders and citizens of every country

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assembled here today I want you to know

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that the United States is eager to form

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closer bonds of friendship security

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culture and commerce for Americans this

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is a very exciting time

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a new spirit of optimism is sweeping our

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country in just a few months we have

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created almost a million new jobs added

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over three trillion dollars in new value

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lifted the burdens on American industry

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and made record investments in our

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military that will protect the safety of

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our people and enhance the security of

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our wonderful friends and allies many of

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whom are here today now there is even

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more blessedness that I am pleased to

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share with you my meetings with King

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Salman the crown prince and the deputy

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Crown Prince have been filled with great

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warmth goodwill and tremendous

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cooperation yesterday we signed historic

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agreements with the Kingdom that will

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invest almost 400 billion dollars in our

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two countries and create many hundreds

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of thousands of jobs in America and

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Saudi Arabia this landmark agreement

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includes the announcement of a 110

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billion dollar Saudi funded defense

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purchase and we will be sure to help our

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Saudi friends to get a good deal from

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our great American defense companies the

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greatest anywhere in the world this

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agreement will help the Saudi military

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to take a far greater role in security

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and operations having to do with

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security we've also started discussions

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with many of the countries present today

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on strengthening partnerships and

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forming new ones to advance security and

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stability across the Middle East and far

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beyond later today we will make history

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again with the opening of the new global

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center for combating extremist idea

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ecology located right here in the

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central part of the Islamic world this

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groundbreaking new center represents a

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clear declaration that Muslim majority

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countries must take the lead in

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combating radicalization and I want to

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express our gratitude to King Salman for

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his strong demonstration and his

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absolutely incredible and powerful

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leadership I've had the pleasure of

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welcoming several of the leaders present

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today to the White House and I look

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forward to working with all of you

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America is a sovereign nation and our

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first priority is always the safety and

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security of our citizens we are not here

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to lecture we are not here to tell other

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people how to live what to do who to be

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or how to worship instead we are here to

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offer partnership based on shared

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interests and values to pursue a better

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future for all of us here at this summit

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we will discuss many interests that we

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share together but above all we must be

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united in pursuing the one goal that

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transcends every other consideration

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that goal is to meet history's great

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tests to conquer extremism and vanquish

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the forces that terrorism brings with it

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every single time young Muslim boys and

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girls should be able to grow up free

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from fear safe from violence and

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innocent of hatred when young Muslim men

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and women should have the chance to

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build a new era of prosperity for

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themselves it has to be done and we have

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to let them do it with God's help this

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summit will mark the beginning of the

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end

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for those who practice terror and spread

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its vile Creed at the same time we pray

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the special gathering may someday be

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remembered as the beginning of peace in

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the Middle East and maybe even all over

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the world but this future can only be

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achieved through defeating terrorism and

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the ideology that drives it few nations

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have been spared the violent reach of

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terrorism America has suffered repeated

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barbaric attacks from the atrocities of

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September 11th to the devastation of the

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Boston bombings to the horrible killings

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in San Bernardino and Orlando the

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nations of Europe have also endured

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unspeakable horror so to have the

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nations of Africa and South America

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India Russia China and Australia have

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all been victims but in sheer numbers

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the deadliest toll has been exacted on

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the innocent people of Arab Muslim and

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Middle Eastern nations they have borne

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the brunt of the killings and the worst

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of the destruction in this wave of

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fanatical violence

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some estimates hold that more than 95%

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of the victims of terrorism are

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themselves Muslim we now face

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humanitarian and security disaster in

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this region that is spreading across the

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planet it is a tragedy of epic

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proportions no description of the

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suffering and depravity can begin to

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capture its full measure the to crow of

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Isis if you look at what's happening al

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Qaeda Hezbollah Hamas

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and so many others must be counted not

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only in the number of dead it also must

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be counted in generations of vanished

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dreams the Middle East is rich with

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natural beauty vibrant cultures and

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massive amounts of historic treasures it

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should increasingly become one of the

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great global centres of Commerce and

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opportunity this region should not be a

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place from which refugees flee but to

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which newcomers flock Saudi Arabia is

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home to the holiest sites in one of the

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world's great faiths each year millions

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of Muslims come from around the world to

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Saudi Arabia to take part in the Hajj in

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addition to ancient wonders this country

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is also home to modern ones including

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soaring achievements and architecture

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Egypt was a thriving center of learning

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and achievement thousands of years

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before other parts of the world the

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wonders of his luxor and Alexandria are

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proud monuments to that ancient heritage

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all over the world people dream of

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walking through the ruins of Petra in

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Jordan Iraq was the cradle of

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civilization and is a land of natural

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beauty and the United Arab Emirates has

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reached incredible heights with glass

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and steel and turned Earth and water

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into spectacular works of art the entire

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region is at the center of the key

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shipping lines of the Suez Canal the Red

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Sea and the Straits of Hormuz

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the potential of this region has never

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ever been greater sixty-five percent of

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its population is under the age

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of 30 like all young men and women they

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seek great futures to build great

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national projects to join and a place

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for their families to call home but this

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untapped potential this tremendous cause

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of optimism is held at bay by bloodshed

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and terror there can be no coexistence

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with this violence there can be no

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tolerating it no accepting it no

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excusing it and no ignoring it every

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time a terrorist murders an innocent

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person and falsely invokes the name of

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God it should be an insult to every

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person of faith terrorists do not

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worship God they worship death if we do

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not act against this organized terror

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then we know what will happen and what

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will be the end result

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terrorism's devastation of life will

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continue to spread peaceful societies

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will become engulfed by violence and the

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futures of many generations will be

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sadly squandered if we do not stand in

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uniform condemnation of this killing

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then not only will we be judged by our

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people not only will we be judged by

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history but we will be judged by God

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this is not a battle between different

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faiths different sects or different

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civilizations this is a battle between

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barbaric criminals who seek to

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obliterate human life and decent people

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all in the name of religion people that

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want to protect life and want to protect

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their religion this is a battle between

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good and evil when we see

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the scenes of destruction in the wake of

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terror we see no signs that does

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murdered were Jewish or Christian Shia

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or Sunni when we look upon the strains

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of innocent blood soaked into the

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ancient ground we cannot see the faith

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or sect or tribe of the victims we see

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only that they were children of God

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whose nests are an insult to all that is

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holy but we can only overcome this evil

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if the forces of good are united and

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strong and if everyone in this room does

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their fair share and fulfills their part

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of the burden terrorism has spread all

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across the world but the path to peace

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begins right here on this ancient soil

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in this sacred land America is prepared

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to stand with you in pursuit of shared

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interests and common security but the

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nations of the Middle East cannot wait

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for American power to crush this enemy

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for them the nations of the Middle East

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will have to decide what kind of future

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they want for themselves for their

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country and frankly for their families

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and for their children it's a choice

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between two futures and it is a choice

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America cannot make for you a better

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future is only possible if your nations

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drive out the terrorists and drive out

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the extremists drive them out drive them

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out of your places of worship drive them

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out of your communities drive them out

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of your holy land and drive them out of

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this earth for our part America is

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committed to adjusting our strategies to

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meet evolving threats and new facts

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we will discard those strategies that

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have not worked and will apply new

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approaches informed by experienced

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talent and judgment we are adopting a

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principle realism rooted in common

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values shared interests and common sense

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our friends will never question our

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support and our enemies will never doubt

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our determination our partnerships will

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advance security through stability not

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through radical disruption we will make

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decisions based on real-world outcomes

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not inflexible ideology we will be

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guided by the lessons of experience not

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the confines of rigid thinking and

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wherever possible we will seek gradual

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reforms not sudden intervention we must

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seek partners not perfection and to make

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allies of all who share our goals above

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all America seeks peace not war Muslim

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nations must be willing to take on the

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burden if we are going to defeat

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terrorism and send its wicked ideology

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into oblivion

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the first task in this joint effort is

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for your nations to deny all territory

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to the foot soldiers of evil every

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country in the region has an absolute

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duty to ensure that terrorists find no

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sanctuary on their soil many are already

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making significant contributions to

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regional security Jordanian pilots are

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crucial partners against Isis in Syria

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and Iraq Saudi Arabia and a regional

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coalition have taken strong action

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against hootie militants in Yemen the

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Lebanese army is hunting Isis operatives

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who try to infiltrate their territory

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Emirati troops are supporting our Afghan

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partners and supporting them strongly in

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Mosul American troops are supporting

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Kurds Sunnis and she is fighting

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together for their homeland Qatar which

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hosts the US Central Command is a

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crucial strategic partner our

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long-standing partnership with Kuwait

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and Bahrain continued to enhance

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security in the region our courageous

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Afghan soldiers are making tremendous

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sacrifices in the fight against the

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Taliban and others in the fight for

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their country as we deny terrorist

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organization control of territory and

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populations we must also strip them of

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their access to funds we must cut off

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the financial channels that let Isis

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sell oil let extremists pay their

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fighters and help terrorists smuggle

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their reinforcements I am proud to

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announce that the nations here today

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will be signing an agreement to prevent

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the financing of terrorism called the

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terrorist financing targeting center

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co-chaired by the United States and

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Saudi Arabia and joined by every member

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of the Gulf Cooperation Council it is

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another historic step in a day that will

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be long remembered I also applaud the

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Gulf Cooperation Council for blocking

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funders from using their countries as a

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financial base for terror and for

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designating Hezbollah as a terrorist

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organization which they certainly are

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last year

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Saudi Arabia also joined us this week in

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placing sanctions on one of the most

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senior Lee

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years of Hezbollah of course there is

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still much work to be done

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that means honestly confronting the

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crisis of Islamic extremism and the

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Islamists and Islamic terror of all

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kinds

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we must stop what they're doing to

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inspire because they do nothing to

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inspire but kill and we are having a

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very profound effect if you look at

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what's happened recently and it means

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standing together against the murder of

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innocent Muslims the oppression of women

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the persecution of Jews and the

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slaughter of Christians religious

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leaders must make this absolutely clear

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barbarism will deliver you no glory

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piety to evil will bring you no dignity

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if you choose the path of terror your

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life will be empty your life will be

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brief and your soul will be fully

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condemned and political leaders must

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speak out to affirm the same idea heroes

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don't kill innocence they save them many

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nations here today have taken important

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steps to raise up that message Saudi

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Arabia's vision for 2030 is an important

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and encouraging statement of tolerance

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respect empowering women and economic

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development the United Arab Emirates has

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also engaged in the battle for the

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hearts and souls and with the United

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States launched a center to counter the

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online spread of hate Bahrain too is

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working to undermine recruitment and

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radicalism I also applaud your Turkey

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and Lebanon for their role in hosting

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refugees the surge of migrants and

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refugees living and just

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living so poorly that they're forced to

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leave the Middle East depletes the human

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capital needed to build stable societies

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and economies instead of depriving this

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region of so much human potential Middle

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Eastern countries can give young people

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hope for a brighter future in their home

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nations and regions that means promoting

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the aspirations and dreams of all

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citizens who seek a better life

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including women children and the

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followers of all faced numerous Arab and

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Islamic scholars have eloquently argued

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that protecting equality strengthens

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Arab and Muslim communities for many

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centuries the Middle East has been home

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to Christians Muslims and Jews living

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side-by-side we must practice tolerance

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and respect for each other once again

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and make this region a place where every

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man and woman no matter their faiths or

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ethnicity can enjoy a life of dignity

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and hope in that spirit after concluding

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my risen in a fabulous place that we're

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at today Riyadh which I've gotten to

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know so well in so shorter time I will

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travel to Jerusalem and Bethlehem and

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then to the Vatican visiting many of the

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holiest places in the three Abrahamic

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faiths

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if these 3-phase can join together in

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cooperation then peace in this world is

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possible including peace between

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Israelis and Palestinians I will be

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meeting with both Israeli Prime Minister

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Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian

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President Abbas

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starving terrorists of their territory

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of their funding and the false allure of

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the Craven ideology will be the basis

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for easily defeating them but no

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discussion of stamping out this threat

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would be complete without mentioning the

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government that gives terrorists all

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three safe harbor financial backing and

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the social standing needed for

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recruitment it is a regime that is

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responsible for so much instability in

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that region I am speaking of course of

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Iran from Lebanon to Iraq to Yemen Iran

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funds arms and trains terrorists

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militias and other extremist groups that

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spread destruction and chaos across the

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region for decades Iran has filled the

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fires of sectarian conflict and terror

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is a government that speaks openly of

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mass murder vowing the destruction of

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Israel death to America and ruin for

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many leaders and nations in this very

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room among Iran's most tragic and

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destabilizing interventions you've seen

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it in Syria bolstered by Iran Assad has

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committed unspeakable crimes and the

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United States has taken firm action in

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response to the use of banned chemical

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weapons by the Assad regime

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launching 59 missiles at the Syrian air

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base from where that murderers attack

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originated responsible nations must work

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together to end the humanitarian crisis

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in Syria eradicate Isis and restore

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stability to the region and as quickly

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as possible

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the Iranian regime's longest suffering

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victims are its own people Iran has a

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rich history and culture but the people

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of Iran have endured hardship and

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despair under their leaders reckless

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pursuit of conflict and terror until the

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Iranian regime is willing to be a

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partner for peace all nations of

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conscience must work together to isolate

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deny it

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funding for terrorism cannot do it and

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pray for the day when the Iranian people

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have the just and righteous government

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they so richly deserve the decisions we

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make will affect countless lives King

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Salman I thank you for the creation of

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this great moment in history and for

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your massive investments in America and

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its industries and its jobs I also thank

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you for investing in the future of this

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part of the world the Fertile region and

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it is so fertile has all of the

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ingredients for extraordinary success a

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rich history and culture a young and

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vibrant people a thriving spirit of

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enterprise but you can only unlock this

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future if the citizens of the Middle

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East are freed from extremism terror and

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violence we in this room are the leaders

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of our peoples they look to us for

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answers and for action and when we look

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back at their faces behind every pair of

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eyes is a soul that yearns for justice

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and yearns for peace today billions of

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faces are now looking at us waiting for

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us to act or the great question

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of our time will we be indifferent in

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the presence of evil will we protect our

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citizens from its violent ideology will

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we let its venom spread through our

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societies will we let it destroy the

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most holy sites on earth if we do not

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confront this deadly terror we know what

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the future will bring more suffering

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more death and more despair but if we

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act if we leave this magnificent room

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unified and determined to do what it

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takes to destroy the terror that

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threatens the world then there is no

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limit to the great future our citizens

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will have the birthplace of civilization

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is waiting to begin a new renaissance

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just imagine what tomorrow could bring

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glorious wonders of science art medicine

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commerce to inspire mankind great cities

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built on the ruins of shattered towns

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new jobs and industries that will lift

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up millions and millions of people

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parents who no longer worry for their

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children their families and who no

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longer mourn for their loved ones and

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the faithful who finally worship without

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fear these are the blessings of

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prosperity and peace these are the

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desires that burned with a righteous

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flame in every single human heart and

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these are the just demands of our

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beloved people I ask you to join me to

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join together to work together

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and to fight together because united we

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will not fail we cannot fail nobody

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absolutely nobody can beat us thank you

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god bless you god bless your countries

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and god bless the United States of

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America thank you very much thank you

 


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