Remarks by the President at Diplomatic Corps Reception

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Obviously, we come here with heavier hearts than normal.  Overnight in Nice, we witnessed another tragic and appalling attack on the freedom and the peace that we cherish.

I spoke with President Hollande earlier today.  And in addition to conveying deep condolences, I reminded him that France is America's oldest ally and one of our strongest.  We owe our freedom to each other.  Americans and French have stood together for two centuries.  And I told President Hollande that we will stand united now -- in our grief; in our praying for the many who are injured, many of whom are fighting for their lives.  And we pledge to stand with our French friends as we defend our nations against this scourge of terrorism and violence.  

[Much of the terrorism in France comes from their welcoming stance on immigration over the years without any attempt to integrate the immigrants into French social structures. Without assimilation, the Muslim immigrants have built enclaves that appear immune to standard policing practices and remain a hotbed of dissatisfaction and destructive actions. And, let us not forget, France is one of the most openly anti-Semitic nations on the face of the Earth.]

And this is a threat to all of us.  We don’t know all the details, but what we know is the capacity of even a single individual to do extraordinary harm to our people, to our way of life.  A lot of nations represented here today have been impacted this year and in previous years.  In recent weeks, we’ve seen heinous attacks, inspired or directed by ISIL, here in the United States, in Turkey, in Iraq, in Bangladesh, in Saudi Arabia.  And these terrorists are targeting and killing innocent people of all backgrounds and all faiths, including Muslims.  And I know I speak for all of us when I say that these individuals and these networks are an affront to all of our humanity.

[Which is worse, Saudi Arabia supporting Islam and terrorism worldwide or watching them attacked by terrorists who are dissatisfied with the extended Royal Family?]

Many of the nations that are represented here today are part of our global coalition against ISIL.  And I want to take this opportunity to say once more:  We will not be deterred.  We will not relent.  We’re going to keep working together to prevent attacks and defend our homeland.  We are going to keep taking out ISIL leaders and pushing ISIL back in Syria and Iraq.  We’re going to keep standing with our partners, from Africa to Afghanistan.  And we are going to destroy this vile terrorist organization.

[What global coalition? Without Britain, Canada, and Australia, there are few members we can really trust. France, Germany, and Italy are iffy. ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) really stood for “I Saw Americans Fighting.” Killing the ISIL leadership is like killing cockroaches – another one rises up to take up the struggle. Are you telling me that, over the period of the last seven years, our military couldn’t defeat these rag-tag rebels? Especially when they were clustered together.]

And in contrast to these terrorists who only know how to kill and destroy, we’re going to win this fight by building; by never giving up on diplomacy to end the Syrian civil war; by working with partners around the world, including Muslim communities, to push back against hateful ideologies that twist and distort Islam -- a religion that teaches peace and justice and compassion. 

[What world does this fool live in when he claims Islam teaches peace, justice, and compassion? Does he realize that ISIL, as he now calls it, is one of the purest forms of Islam – a derivative of the Wahhabism that the Saudis have spread around the world – building Mosques to teach Jihad and store weapons? There has been no push back against Saudi Arabia, the home of bin Laden and most of the terrorists that attacked the United States. More than Iraq or Afghanistan, we should have wiped out Saudi Arabia followed by Iran. We should have punished Pakistan by removing their nuclear capability – for hiding bin Laden and for providing nuclear technology to rogue nations like North Korea. The United Nations is not up to the task while Russia and China sit by and laugh.]

We will defeat these ideologies by offering a better vision of development and economic progress, so people, especially young people, have more hope and opportunity and are less susceptible to extremism and violence in the first place. 

[Right!!! We can’t fix our own inner cities under the leadership of this fool, but we are going to drag illiterate peasants with their 12th century practices into the 21st century.]

And we will continue to promote political opportunity and democracy so citizens have a say in their future.  

And we will win this fight by staying true to our values -- values of pluralism and rule of law and diversity and freedoms, like the freedom of religion, freedom of speech and assembly -- the very freedoms that the people of Nice were celebrating last night on Bastille Day. 

[Is President Obama so effin’ stupid as to ignore the fact that many of the countries he is speaking about. Saudi Arabia in particular, are monarchies or theocracies; and that freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of assembly are openly suppressed as a matter of state policy?]

In the wake of last night’s attacks, we’ve heard more suggestions that all Muslims in America be targeted, tested for their beliefs; some deported or jailed.  And the very suggestion is repugnant and an affront to everything that we stand for as Americans.  

[Never one to miss an opportunity to denigrate America or attack his political opposition, Obama just rolls along spouting nonsense.]

We cannot give in to fear, or turn on each other, or sacrifice our way of life.  We cannot let ourselves be divided by religion -- because that’s exactly what the terrorists want. 

[Perhaps President Obama is not as smart as people think, believing that we are looking at individual terrorist acts that are not part of a theatre-wide religious war between the Sunnis, Shia, and the unbelievers. Wherever you see terrorism, you are more than likely to see Muslims. And they are fighting for their way of life – a strict interpretation of Islam that sees no divide between church and state. The implementation of Sharia law governs all who remain in the region.]

We should never do their work for them.  And here in the United States, our freedoms -- including freedom of religion -- help keep us strong and safe, and we have to be vigilant and defend our security and our freedoms.   

[Having a constitutional guarantee of religious freedom is not a suicide pact, nor should it compel us to accommodate the beliefs of those who would kill us. Repeating the French experiment of immigration without assimilation is likely to bring about the same result – increased dissatisfaction with the United States resulting in terrorist acts perpetrated by home-grown terrorists.] 

And all of us -- whatever nations we represent here -- I think have to step back and reflect on what we are doing to eliminate this kind of chronic violence. 

[We are doing little or nothing to eliminate this kind of chronic violence because: one, it is based on a religion that is immutable according to the Qur’an; and two, the religion commands jihad to spread the religion. It is a binary decision. When faced with an enemy that welcomes death to reach a better afterlife, you kill them before they kill you. And, to up the ante, you bury them in pigskin or allow the pigs to eat their remains to deny them access to the afterlife. Gruesome, but better than seeing your children mutilated by those who believe everyone not of their faith is subhuman and does not deserve to live: including men, women, and children.]

It's been a difficult several weeks in the United States.  But the divide that exists is not between races and ethnicities and religions; it is between people who recognize the common humanity of all people and are willing to build institutions that promote that common humanity, and those who do not -- those who would suggest that somebody is less than them because of their tribe, or their ethnicity, or their faith, or their color.  And those impulses exist in all our countries.  And those impulses, when we do not speak out against them and build strong institutions to protect people from those impulses, they can take over, they can be unleashed -- so that all of us have responsibilities, not just a few.  

[When Obama speaks of “institutions that promote common humanity,” he is usually referring to an international one-world authoritarian order that transcends boundaries, sovereignty, and the U.S. Constitution.]

I want to say that even as we are relentless against terrorists, it's also worthy for us to recognize that our nations have worked together for security and peace and human dignity around the world.  I want to thank so many of your countries for the partnership that we’ve forged and the progress we’ve achieved together over these past eight years in rescuing the global economy and securing vulnerable nuclear materials.  

[Relentless? President Obama has done more to aid and abet our enemies while openly disparaging and disadvantaging our allies than any other president in the history of the United States. Remember the red line that was crossed when the Syrians gassed their own people. Remember the fully-loaded American aircraft who had to jettison their payloads when there were civilians near a military target. Who in the right mind uses a B-2 bomber to scout a hut with a suspected militant? This is Bill Clinton bombing an aspirin factory multiplied by thousands.]

A comprehensive deal to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.  Halting the spread of Ebola, and thereby saving countless lives.  In Paris, the most ambitious agreement in history to fight climate change.  A new sustainable development set of goals to end extreme poverty and promote health and education and equality for all people, including women.

[Proof that Obama is delusional as well as insanely self-congratulatory. The Iran deal insured that this state sponsor of terrorism had billions to develop conventional arms, intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the United States, satellites that pose a threat to our military operations, and in the near future – nuclear weapons. Obama promised us tough inspections of nuclear materials, but hid the side-deal that allowed for self-reporting and month-long delays before inspectors could visit a “non-military” site. Climate change as a major threat? With climate timescales measured in thousands, tens of thousands, and millions of years? Poverty? Has the fool not visited the inner cities in his home town of Detroit where black-on-black violence exceeds that found in many war zones? Equality, you mean like the women in Saudi Arabia who cannot drive or appear in public without a male relative? ]

And through the efforts of many of you, we've continued to try to move beyond old conflicts:  Supporting the transition to democracy in Burma.  Forging a new partnership with Vietnam.  Deepening our new chapter of engagement with the Cuban people.  Helping to support the efforts in Colombia to end the decades-long conflict.  That’s the power of diplomacy.  That’s what’s possible when our nations and our peoples work together in a spirit of mutual interest and mutual respect.  

[Obama eased the internal Cuban crisis that threatened to overthrow the old communist guard and insured that their oppressive regime would remain in power for the foreseeable future. He did make it easier for their spies to enter the United States. And, nothing changed for the Cuban people.]

And what a contrast to the death and nihilism that terrorists offer.  What a powerful reminder of the progress and opportunity and hope that we can advance when, as nations and as peoples and as individuals, we refuse to be defined by our differences alone, and we remember that we are all part of one human race.  Even on difficult days like this, that’s what gives me hope.  And that’s what should give us all hope.  Because on this planet of more than seven billion people, the hatred and violence of a few ultimately is no match for the love and decency and hard work of people of goodwill and compassion, so long as we stand up for those values and so long as we answer those who would undermine those values.  

[Obama refuses to notice that Islamic nations are radically different from Western nations and some of them are willing to kill you, your wife, and your children.

All gather around the campfire while the progressive socialist democrats sing Kumbayah. The only thing that the terrorists respect is force and the willingness to use it to achieve a political solution. The terrorist get a vote and they say that we are not all part of the human race – only those in submission to Allah have the right to exist.]

I'm very proud of the work that we've done over these last seven and a half years in partnership with your countries.  And so long as I have the privilege of being the President of the United States, I will continue to stand alongside you to promote those values all across the world.

[Obama certainly has done much to promote Islam over America.]

Thank you very much, everybody.

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