2011年10月25日星期二

This isa demanding task. It requires action on all sides

Palestinians must fight terror and continue to Rosetta Stone V3 build theinstitutions of a free and peaceful society. Israel mustmake tough sacrifices for peace and ease the restrictions onthe Palestinians. Arab states, especially oil-rich nations,must seize this opportunity to invest aggressively in thePalestinian people and to move past their old resentmentsagainst Israel. And all nations in the region must standtogether in confronting Hamas, which is attempting toundermine efforts at peace with acts of terror and violence.We must stand with the people of Lebanon in theirstruggle to build a sovereign and independent democracy.This means opposing Hezbollah terrorists, funded by Iran,who recently revealed their true intentions by taking uparms against the Lebanese people. It is now clearer thanever that Hezbollah militias are the enemy of a free Lebanon-- and all nations, especially neighbors in the region, havean interest to help the Lebanese people prevail. (Applause.)We must stand with the people of Iraq and Afghanistan andother nations in the region fighting against al Qaeda andother extremists. Bin Laden and his followers have madeclear that anyone who does not share their extremistideology is fit for murder. That means every government inthe Middle East is a target of al Qaeda. And America is atarget too. And together, we will confront and we willdefeat this threat to civilization. We must stand withthe good and decent people of Iran and Syria, who deserve somuch better than the life they have today. Every peacefulnation in the region has an interest in stopping thesenations from supporting terrorism. And every peaceful nationin the region has an interest in opposing Iran's nuclearweapons Rosetta Stone Latin America Spanish ambitions. To allow the world's leading sponsor ofterror to gain the world's deadliest weapon would be anunforgivable betrayal of future generations. For the sake ofpeace, the world must not allow Iran to have a nuclearweapon. (Applause.) The changes I have discussed todaywill not come easily -- change never does. But the reformmovement in the Middle East has a powerful engine:demographics. Sixty percent of the population is under 30years old. Many of these young people surf the web, own cellphones, have satellite televisions. They have access tounprecedented amounts of information. They see what freedomhas brought to millions of others and contrast that to whatthey have at home. Today, I have a message for theseyoung people: Some tell -- some will tell you change isimpossible, but history has a way of surprising us, andchange can happen more quickly than we expect. In the pastcentury, one concept has transcended borders, cultures, andlanguages. In Arabic, "hurriyya" -- in English, "freedom."Across the world, the call for freedom lives in our hearts,endures in our prayers, and joins humanity as one. I knowthese are trying times, but the future is in your hands --and freedom and peace are within your grasp. Just imaginewhat this region could look like in 60 years. ThePalestinian people will have the homeland they have longdreamed of and deserve -- a democratic state that isgoverned by law, respects human rights, and rejects terror.Israel will be celebrating its 120 anniversary as one of theworld's great democracies -- a secure and flourishinghomeland for the Jewish people. From Cairo, Riyadh,Baghdad to Beirut, people will live in free and independentsocieties, where a desire for peace is reinforced by ties ofdiplomacy and tourism and trade. Iran and Syria will bepeaceful nations, where today's oppression is a distantmemory and people are free to speak their minds and developtheir talents. Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, and Hamas will bedefeated, as Muslims across the region recognize theemptiness of the terrorists' vision and the injustice oftheir cause. This Rosetta Stone Arabic vision is the same one I outlined in myaddress to the Israeli Knesset. Yet it's not a Jewish visionor a Muslim vision, not an American vision or an Arabvision. It is a universal vision, based on the timelessprinciples of dignity and tolerance and justice -- and itunites all who yearn for freedom and peace in this ancientland. Realizing this vision will not be easy. It willtake time, and sacrifice, and resolve. Yet there is no doubtin my mind that you are up to the challenge -- and with youringenuity and your enterprise and your courage, thishistoric vision for the Middle East will be realized. MayGod be with you on the journey, and the United States ofAmerica always will be at your side. Thank you for havingme.

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