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Obama’s Egypt Speech

The man knows how to give speeches. Full text of the speech here.

Steve Benen at the Washington Monthly highlights this portion, about the relationship between the U.S. and the Muslim world:

“[J]ust as America can never tolerate violence by extremists, we must never alter our principles. 9/11 was an enormous trauma to our country. The fear and anger that it provoked was understandable, but in some cases, it led us to act contrary to our ideals. We are taking concrete actions to change course. I have unequivocally prohibited the use of torture by the United States, and I have ordered the prison at Guantanamo Bay closed by early next year.

“So America will defend itself respectful of the sovereignty of nations and the rule of law. And we will do so in partnership with Muslim communities which are also threatened. The sooner the extremists are isolated and unwelcome in Muslim communities, the sooner we will all be safer.”

Update: You can see pictures from his trip, including his visit to the pyramids, along with longer speech excerpts here.

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