President Donald Trump speech in Saudi Arabia at Riyadh.
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President Donald Trump speech in Saudi Arabia at Riyadh. Discusses Radicals, Terrorism, and Fanatical Violence FULL SPEECH
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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