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The richness of religious diversity must be upheld - whether it is for Maronites in Lebanon or the Copts in Egypt. On science and technology, we will launch a new fund to support technological development in Muslim-majority countries, and to help transfer ideas to the marketplace so they can create jobs.
As such, Reverend Wright's comments were not only wrong but divisive, divisive at a time when we need unity; racially charged at a time when we need to come together to solve a set of monumental problems - two wars, a terrorist threat, a falling economy, a chronic health care crisis and potentially devastating climate change; problems that are neither black or white or Latino or Asian, but rather problems that confront us all. He does not say education or the war. And Democrats, we must also admit that fulfilling America's promise will require more than just money. I will build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century: terrorism and nuclear proliferation; poverty and genocide; climate change and disease. But we should choose the right path, not just the easy path.
They're looking to relieve a chronic loneliness. The fact is that the comments that have been made and the issues that have surfaced over the last few weeks reflect the complexities of race in this country that we've never really worked through - a part of our union that we have yet to perfect. They are anxious about their futures, and feel their dreams slipping away; in an era of stagnant wages and global competition, opportunity comes to be seen as a zero sum game, in which your dreams come at my expense.
I have come here to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world; one based upon mutual interest and mutual respect; and one based upon the truth that America and Islam are not exclusive, and need not be in competition. The Internet and television can bring knowledge and information, but also offensive sexuality and mindless violence. Some are eager to stoke the flames of division, and to stand in the way of progress.
They're ready to turn the page on the old politics and the old policies - whether it's the war in Iraq or the health care crisis we're in, or a school system that's leaving too many kids behind despite the slogans. And I found that I recognized in these folks a part of myself. You're on your own. The sooner the extremists are isolated and unwelcome in Muslim communities, the sooner we will all be safer.
Thank you, and God bless America.