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So one Sunday, I put on one of the few clean jackets I had, and went over to Trinity United Church of Christ on 95th Street on the South Side of Chicago. Last time we took up immigration reform, it failed. I suppose the politically safe thing would be to move on from this episode and just hope that it fades into the woodwork. In that time, he's said no to higher fuel-efficiency standards for cars, no to investments in renewable energy, no to renewable fuels. Today, America has a dual responsibility: to help Iraq forge a better future - and to leave Iraq to Iraqis. Those are not just American ideas, they are human rights, and that is why we will support them everywhere.
I have a plan that would have already begun redeploying our troops with the goal of bringing all our combat brigades home by March 31st of next year. Our conscience cannot rest until we not only secure our borders, but give the 12 million undocumented immigrants in this country a chance to earn their citizenship by paying a fine and waiting in line behind all those who came here legally. The Holy Koran teaches that whoever kills an innocent, it is as if he has killed all mankind; and whoever saves a person, it is as if he has saved all mankind. On economic development, we will create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries.
I thought of the 900 men and women - sons and daughters, husbands and wives, friends and neighbors, who won't be returning to their own hometowns. So one Sunday, I put on one of the few clean jackets I had, and went over to Trinity United Church of Christ on 95th Street on the South Side of Chicago. We the people, in order to form a more perfect union." And that's to be expected. This last point is important because there are some who advocate for democracy only when they are out of power; once in power, they are ruthless in suppressing the rights of others.
I learned that everyone's got a sacred story when you take the time to listen. Because next week, in Minnesota, the same party that brought you two terms of George Bush and Dick Cheney will ask this country for a third. You don't protect Israel and deter Iran just by talking tough in Washington. The Holy Bible tells us, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God."
When John McCain said we could just "muddle through" in Afghanistan, I argued for more resources and more troops to finish the fight against the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11, and made clear that we must take out Osama bin Laden and his lieutenants if we have them in our sights. Suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away.
Thank you.