Thank
You.
I would like to thank
King
Salman
for his extraordinary words, and the magnificent Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
for hosting today’s summit. I am honored to be received by such gracious
hosts. I have always heard about the splendor of your country and the
kindness of your citizens, but words do not do justice to the grandeur
of this remarkable place and the incredible hospitality you have shown
us from the moment we arrived.
You also hosted me in the treasured home of
King Abdulaziz, the founder
of the Kingdom who united your great people. Working alongside another
beloved leader --
American President, Franklin Roosevelt
-- King Abdulaziz
began the enduring partnership between our two countries. King Salman:
your father would be very, very proud to see that you are continuing his legacy
-- and just as he opened the first chapter of our partnership, today we
begin a new chapter that will bring lasting benefits to all of our citizens.
Let me now also extend my deep and heartfelt gratitude to each and every
one of the distinguished heads of state who made this journey here
today. You greatly honor us with your presence, and I send the warmest
regards from my country to yours. Thank you. I know that our time together will
bring many blessings to both your people and to mine.
I stand before you as a representative of the American people to
deliver a message of friendship and hope and love. That is why I chose to make my
first foreign visit a trip to the heart of the Muslim world, to the
nation that serves as custodian of the two holiest sites in the Islamic
faith.
In my Inaugural
Address to the American people, I pledged to strengthen
America’s oldest friendships, and to build new partnerships in pursuit
of peace. I also promised that America will "not seek to impose our way
of life" on others, but to outstretch our hands in the spirit of
cooperation and trust.
Our vision is one of peace, security, and prosperity -- in this region,
and all throughout the world.
Our goal is a coalition of nations who share the aim of stamping out
extremism and providing our children a hopeful future that does honor to
God.
And so this historic and unprecedented gathering of leaders, unique in
the history of nations, is a symbol to the world of our shared resolved
[sic]
and our mutual respect. To the leaders and citizens of every country
assembled here today, I want you to know that the United States is eager
to form closer bonds of friendship, security, culture, and commerce.
For Americans, this is a very exciting time. A new spirit of optimism is
sweeping our country: in just a few months, we have created almost a
million new jobs, added over three trillion dollars in new value, lifted the
burdens on American industry, and made record investments in our
military that will protect the safety of our people and enhance the
security of our wonderful friends and allies, many of whom are here
today.
Now, there is even more blessed news that I am pleased to share with you. My
meetings with King Salman, the Crown Prince, and the Deputy Crown
Prince, have been filled with great warmth, good will, and tremendous
cooperation.
Yesterday, we signed historic agreements with the Kingdom that will
invest almost 400 billion dollars in our two countries and create many
hundreds of
thousands of jobs in America and Saudi Arabia.
This landmark agreement includes the announcement of a 110 billion
dollar
Saudi-funded defense purchase -- and we will be sure to help our Saudi
friends to get a good deal from our great American defense companies,
the greatest anywhere in the world.
This agreement will help the Saudi military to take a far greater role in
security and operations having to do with security.
We have also started discussions with many of the countries present
today on strengthening partnerships, and forming new ones, to advance
security and stability across the Middle East and far beyond.
Later today, we will make history again with the opening of the new Global
Center for Combating Extremist Ideology -- located right here, in this
central part of the Islamic World. This groundbreaking new center
represents a clear declaration that Muslim-majority countries must take
the lead in combating radicalization, and I want to express our
gratitude to King Salman for his strong demonstration and his absolutely
incredible and powerful leadership.
I have had the pleasure of welcoming several of the leaders present
today to the White House, and I look forward to working with all of you.
America is a sovereign nation and our first priority is always the
safety and security of our citizens. We are not here to lecture. We
are not here to tell other people how to live, what to do, who to be, or
how to worship. Instead, we are here to offer partnership, based on
shared interests and values, to pursue a better future for all of us.
Here at this summit we will discuss many interests that we share together.
But above all we must be united in pursuing the one goal that transcends
every other consideration. That goal is to meet history’s great test --
to conquer extremism and vanquish the forces that terrorism brings with
it every single time.
Young Muslim boys and girls should be able to grow up free from fear,
safe from violence, and innocent of hatred. When young Muslim men and women should have the chance to build a new era
of prosperity for themselves, it has to be done, and we have to let them
do it.
With
God’s help, this summit will mark the beginning of the end for those who
practice terror and spread its vile creed. At the same time, we pray
this special gathering may someday be remembered as the beginning of
peace in the Middle East, and maybe even all over the world.
But this future can only be achieved through defeating terrorism and the
ideology that drives it.
Few nations have been spared the violent reach of terrorism.
America has suffered repeated barbaric attacks -- from the atrocities of
September 11th to the devastation of the
Boston bombings, to the horrible
killings in
San Bernardino and
Orlando.
The nations of Europe have also endured unspeakable horror. So too have
the nations of Africa and South America. India, Russia, China, and
Australia have all been victims.
But, in sheer numbers, the deadliest toll has been exacted on the
innocent people of Arab, Muslim, and Middle Eastern nations. They have
borne the brunt of the killings and the worst of the destruction in this
wave of fanatical violence.
Some estimates hold that more than 95 percent of the victims of
terrorism are themselves Muslim.
We now face a humanitarian and security disaster in this region that is
spreading across the planet. It is a tragedy of epic proportions. No
description of the suffering and depravity can begin to capture its full
measure.
The true toll of ISIS -- if you look at what's happening -- Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, and so many others,
must be counted not only in the number of dead, it must also be counted
in generations of vanished dreams.
The Middle East is rich with natural beauty, vibrant cultures, and
massive amounts of historic treasures. It should increasingly become one
of the great global centers of commerce and opportunity.
This region should not be a place from which refugees flee, but to which
newcomers flock.
Saudi Arabia is home to the holiest sites in one of the world’s great
faiths. Each year millions of Muslims come from around the world to
Saudi Arabia to take part in the
Hajj. In addition to ancient wonders,
this country is also home to modern ones, including soaring
achievements in architecture.
Egypt was a thriving center of learning and achievement thousands of
years before other parts of the world. The wonders of
Giza,
Luxor, and
Alexandria are proud monuments to that ancient heritage.
All over the world, people dream of walking through the ruins of
Petra
in Jordan.
Iraq was the cradle of civilization and is a land of natural
beauty.
And the United Arab Emirates has reached incredible heights with
glass and steel, and turned earth and water into spectacular works of
art.
The entire region is at the center of the key shipping lanes of the Suez
Canal, the Red Sea, and the Straits of Hormuz.
The potential of this region has never, ever been greater. Sixty-five percent of its
population is under the age of 30. Like all young men and women, they
seek great futures to build, great national projects to join, and a
place for their families to call home.
But this untapped potential, this tremendous cause of optimism, is held
at bay by bloodshed and terror. There can be no coexistence with this
violence.
There can be no tolerating it, no accepting it, no excusing it, and no
ignoring it.
Every time a terrorist murders an innocent person, and falsely invokes
the name of God, it should be an insult to every person of faith.
Terrorists do not worship God; they worship death.
If we do not act against this organized terror, then we know what will
happen and what will be the end result. Terrorism’s devastation of life will continue to spread.
Peaceful societies will become engulfed by violence. And the futures of
many generations will be sadly squandered.
If we do not stand in uniform condemnation of this killing, then not
only will we be judged by our people, not only will we be judged by
history, but we will be judged by God.
This is not a battle between different faiths, different sects, or
different civilizations.
This is a battle between barbaric criminals who seek to obliterate human
life, and decent people -- all in the name of religion -- people that
want to protect life, and want to protect their religion.
This is a battle between Good and Evil.
When we see the scenes of destruction in the wake of terror, we see no
signs that those murdered were Jewish or Christian, Shia or Sunni. When
we look upon the streams of innocent blood soaked into the ancient
ground, we cannot see the faith or sect or tribe of the victims. We see
only that they were children of God whose deaths are an insult to all
that is holy.
But we can only overcome this evil if the forces of good are united and
strong, and if everyone in this room does their fair share and fulfills
their part of the burden.
Terrorism has spread all across the world. But the path to peace begins
right here, on this ancient soil, in this sacred land.
America is prepared to stand with you in pursuit of shared interests
and common security.
But the nations of the Middle East cannot wait for American power to
crush this enemy for them. The nations of the Middle East will have to
decide what kind of future they want for themselves, for their
country, and, frankly, for their families and for their children.
It's a choice between two futures, and it is a choice America can not
make for you.
A better future is only possible if your nations drive out the
terrorists and drive out the extremists.
Drive them out.
Drive them out of your
places of worship.
Drive them out of your communities.
Drive them out of
your holy land.
And drive them out of this earth.
For our part, America is committed to adjusting our strategies to meet
evolving threats and new facts. We will discard those strategies that
have not worked and will apply new approaches informed by experience,
talent,
and judgment. We are adopting a principled realism, rooted in common
values, shared interests, and common sense.
Our friends will never question our support, and our enemies will never
doubt our determination. Our partnerships will advance security through
stability, not through radical disruption. We will make decisions based
on real-world outcomes, not inflexible ideology. We will be guided by
the lessons of experience, not the confines of rigid thinking. And
wherever possible, we will seek gradual reforms, not sudden
intervention.
We must seek partners, not perfection, and to make allies of all who
share our goals.
Above all, America seeks peace, not war.
Muslim nations must be willing to take on the burden, if we are going to
defeat terrorism and send its wicked ideology into oblivion.
The first task in this joint effort is for your nations to deny all
territory to the foot soldiers of evil. Every country in the region has
an absolute duty to ensure that terrorists find no sanctuary on their
soil.
Many are already making significant contributions to regional security:
Jordanian pilots are crucial partners against ISIS in Syria and Iraq.
Saudi Arabia and a regional coalition have taken strong action against
Houthi militants in Yemen. The Lebanese Army is hunting ISIS operatives
who try to infiltrate their territory. Emirati troops are supporting our
Afghan partners -- and supporting them strongly. In Mosul, American troops are supporting Kurds, Sunnis,
and Shias fighting together for their homeland. Qatar, which hosts the
U.S. Central Command, is a crucial strategic partner. Our longstanding
partnership with Kuwait and Bahrain continue to enhance security in the
region. Our [sic] courageous Afghan soldiers are making tremendous sacrifices
in the fight against the Taliban, and others, in the fight for their
country.
As we deny terrorist organization control of territory and populations,
we must also strip them of their access to funds. We must cut off the
financial channels that let ISIS sell oil, let extremists pay their
fighters, and help terrorists smuggle their reinforcements.
I am proud to announce that the nations here today will be signing an
agreement to prevent the financing of terrorism, called the
Terrorist
Financing Targeting Center, co-chaired by the United States and Saudi
Arabia, and joined by every member of the
Gulf Cooperation Council. It
is another historic step in a day that will be long remembered.
I also applaud the Gulf Cooperation Council for blocking funders from
using their countries as a financial base for terror, and for designating
Hezbollah as a terrorist organization -- which they certainly are -- last year. Saudi Arabia also
joined us this week in placing sanctions on one of the most senior
leaders of Hezbollah.
Of course, there is still much work to be done.
That means honestly confronting the crisis of Islamic extremism and the
Islamacists and Islamic terror of all kinds. We must stop what they're
doing to inspire because they do nothing to inspire but kill. (And we
are having a very profound effect, if you looked at what's happened
recently.) And it means standing together
against the murder of innocent Muslims, the oppression of women, the
persecution of Jews, and the slaughter of Christians.
Religious leaders must make this absolutely clear: Barbarism will
deliver you no glory; piety to evil will bring you no dignity. If you
choose the path of terror, your life will be empty; your life will be
brief; and your soul will be fully condemned.
And political leaders must speak out to affirm the same idea: Heroes
don’t kill innocents; they save them. Many nations here today have taken
important steps to raise up that message.
Saudi Arabia’s Vision for 2030
is an important and encouraging statement of tolerance, respect,
empowering women, and economic development.
The United Arab Emirates has also engaged in the battle for the hearts and
souls, and with the United States, launched a center to counter the online
spread of hate. Bahrain too is working to undermine recruitment and
radicalism.
I also applaud Jordan, Turkey, and Lebanon for their role in hosting
refugees.
The surge of migrants and refugees -- living, and just living so poorly
that they're forced to leave the Middle East --
depletes the human capital needed to build stable societies and
economies. Instead of depriving this region of so much human potential,
Middle Eastern countries can give young people hope for a brighter
future in their home nations and regions.
That means promoting the aspirations and dreams of all citizens who seek
a better life, including women, children, and the followers of all faiths.
Numerous Arab and Islamic scholars have eloquently argued that
protecting equality strengthens Arab and Muslim communities.
For many centuries the Middle East has been home to Christians, Muslims,
and Jews living side-by-side. We must practice tolerance and respect for
each other once again, and make this region a place where every man
and woman, no matter their faith or ethnicity, can enjoy a life of
dignity and hope.
In that spirit, after concluding my [visit] in a fabulous place that
we're at today, Riyadh, which I've gotten to know so well in so short a
time, I will travel to
Jerusalem and Bethlehem, and then to the Vatican, visiting many of the
holiest places in the three Abrahamic faiths. If these three faiths can
join together in cooperation, then peace in this world is possible,
including peace between Israelis and Palestinians. I will be meeting
with both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian
President Abbas.
Starving terrorists of their territory, of their funding, and the false
allure of the craven ideology, will be the basis for easily defeating them.
But no discussion of stamping out this threat would be complete without
mentioning the government that gives terrorists all three -- safe
harbor, financial backing, and the social standing needed for
recruitment. It is a regime that is responsible for so much instability
in that region. I am speaking, of course, of Iran.
From Lebanon to Iraq to Yemen, Iran funds, arms, and trains terrorists,
militias, and other extremist groups that spread destruction and chaos
across the region. For decades, Iran has fueled the fires of sectarian
conflict and terror.
It is a government that speaks openly of mass murder, vowing the
destruction of Israel, death to America, and ruin for many leaders and
nations in this very room.
Among Iran’s most tragic and destabilizing interventions -- you've seen
it in Syria. Bolstered by Iran, Assad has committed unspeakable crimes, and
the United States has taken firm action in response to the use of banned
chemical weap[ons] by the Assad regime -- launching 59 missiles at
the Syrian air base from where that murderous attack originated.
Responsible nations must work together to end the humanitarian crisis in
Syria, eradicate ISIS, and restore stability to the region as quickly as
possible.
The Iranian regime’s longest-suffering victims are its own people. Iran
has a rich history and culture, but the people of Iran have endured
hardship and despair under their leaders’ reckless pursuit of conflict
and terror.
Until the Iranian regime is willing to be a partner for peace, all
nations of conscience must work together to isolate Iran, deny it
funding for terrorism -- cannot do it -- and pray for the day when the Iranian people have
the just and righteous government they so richly deserve.
The decisions we make will affect countless lives.
King Salman, I thank you for the creation of this great moment in
history, and for your massive investments in America, and its industries and
its jobs. I also thank you for investing in the future of this part of
the world.
The fertile region -- and it is so fertile -- has all of the ingredients for extraordinary success:
a rich history and culture, a young and vibrant people, a thriving
spirit of enterprise. But you can only unlock this future if the
citizens of the Middle East are freed from extremism, terror, and
violence.
We in this room are the leaders of our peoples. They look to us for
answers, and for action. And when we look back at their faces, behind
every pair of eyes is a soul that yearns for justice and yearns for
peace.
Today, billions of faces are now looking at us, waiting for us to act on
the great question[s] of our time.
Will we be indifferent in the presence of evil? Will we protect our
citizens from its violent ideology? Will we let its venom spread through
our societies? Will we let it destroy the most holy sites on earth?
If we do not confront this deadly terror, we know what the future will
bring -- more suffering, more death, and more despair.
But if we act -- if we leave this magnificent room unified and
determined to do what it takes to destroy the terror that threatens the
world -- then there is no limit to the great future our citizens will
have.
The birthplace of civilization is waiting to begin a new renaissance.
Just imagine what tomorrow could bring: glorious wonders of science, art, medicine, and commerce to inspire
mankind [sic]; great cities built on the ruins of shattered towns; new jobs
and industries that will lift up millions and millions of people; parents who no
longer worry for their children, their families, and who no longer mourn for their
loved ones; and the faithful who finally worship without fear.
These are the blessings of prosperity and peace. These are the desires
that burn with a righteous flame in every single human heart. And these are the
just demands of our beloved people[s].
I ask you to join me, to join together, to work together, and to fight
together -- because united, we will not fail. We can not fail.
Nobody -- absolutely nobody can beat us.
Thank you. God bless you.
God bless your countries.
And God Bless the
United States of America.
Thank you very much. Thank you.
(Source: Americanrhetoric.com/Youtube)
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