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Because I've seen it. But it is clear to all concerned that when it comes to nuclear weapons, we have reached a decisive point. It is about preventing a nuclear arms race in the Middle East that could lead this region and the world down a hugely dangerous path.
There is not a Black America and a White America and Latino America and Asian America - there's the United States of America. I learned that everyone's got a sacred story when you take the time to listen. And the lack of basic services in so many urban black neighborhoods - parks for kids to play in, police walking the beat, regular garbage pick-up and building code enforcement - all helped create a cycle of violence, blight and neglect that continue to haunt us. In the end, then, what is called for is nothing more, and nothing less, than what all the world's great religions demand - that we do unto others as we would have them do unto us. And today, we import triple the amount of oil as the day that Senator McCain took office. For many years, Iran has defined itself in part by its opposition to my country, and there is indeed a tumultuous history between us.
And in all these ways, they helped make this country more decent and more just. Like the anger within the black community, these resentments aren't always expressed in polite company. And yet, to wish away the resentments of white Americans, to label them as misguided or even racist, without recognizing they are grounded in legitimate concerns - this too widens the racial divide, and blocks the path to understanding. "We cannot walk alone," the preacher cried. That is why we plan to invest $1.5 billion each year over the next five years to partner with Pakistanis to build schools and hospitals, roads and businesses, and hundreds of millions to help those who have been displaced.
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. Finally, the Arab States must recognize that the Arab Peace Initiative was an important beginning, but not the end of their responsibilities. The richness of religious diversity must be upheld - whether it is for Maronites in Lebanon or the Copts in Egypt.
Let me be clear. My faith teaches me that I can sit in church and pray all I want, but I won't be fulfilling God's will unless I go out and do the Lord's work. I'm hearing from evangelicals who may not agree with progressives on every issue but agree that poverty has no place in a world of plenty; that hate has no place in the hearts of believers; and that we all have to be good stewards of God's creations. Of course, the answer to the slavery question was already embedded within our Constitution - a Constitution that had at is very core the ideal of equal citizenship under the law; a Constitution that promised its people liberty, and justice, and a union that could be and should be perfected over time. 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. In Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Indonesia, we have seen Muslim-majority countries elect a woman to lead.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.