Posted on 04/11/2009 10:22:47 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama on Saturday urged nations of the world to unite to resolve the most pressing global challenges -- from extremism to environmental pollution to the economic crisis.
In a weekly radio address timed to Easter and Passover celebrations, Obama cautioned that the world remained a dangerous place, and people must be strong and vigilant in the face of multiple threats.
"But let us not allow whatever differences we have with other nations to stop us from coming together around those solutions that are essential to our survival and success," he said.
The comments came just days after Obama's triumphant eight-day European tour, after which White House aides claimed huge progress towards his goal of restoring the US image abroad.
Obama capped the tour with a two-day stay in Turkey, preceded by visits to London for the G20 economic summit, France and Germany for the NATO summit and the Czech Republic.
In a major speech in Prague, Obama heralded a far-reaching bid to abolish nuclear stocks, ban nuclear tests and halt production of fissile material.
He urged the world to unite to stop terrorists killing hundreds of thousands from New York to Moscow to Islamabad to Tel Aviv.
The president reiterated the same message in his radio address, saying it was evident that the current economic crisis recognized no borders, that violent extremism claimed innocent lives from New York to Mumbai and that "an unsustainable dependence" on foreign oil and other sources of energy was polluting the air and water.
He also cited among the most pressing international concerns proliferation of dangerous weapons, deadly diseases and the recurrence of age-old conflicts.
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US President Barack Obama speaks while Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner looks on, April 9. Obama on Saturday urged nations of the world to unite to resolve the most pressing global challenges -- from extremism to environmental pollution to the economic crisis. (AFP/File/Aude Guerrucci)
Did he even mention that terrorists hold an American hostage on the high seas?
“US President Barack Obama on Saturday urged nations of the world to unite to resolve the most pressing global challenges”
See, Hillary was right all along. It takes a village.
Stop talking Barry. Let us have our Easter weekend without your idiotic “coming together” edicts and pronouncements.
I agree. I'd like to offer instead: Seattle, Olympia, San Francisco, Chicago, and many other bluer-than-blue cities (name yours).
that’s gonna do a lot.... right? urging the world and stuff, communitizing to da max. then we hold hands and sing and stuff.
He’s symbolically offering up America’s behind to be kicked good and hard.
His biggest problem now is that if Nations don’t come together, he has no idea what to do. The United States has always been a leader in the world.........now he has made us a follower.
Yep..., it’s time for the world to solve its own problems and leave the U.S. out of it. I mean, we try to solve some of the problems and what do they do — just “complain, complain and complain...”
So, let’s instruct Obama to keep the U.S. out of messes in other parts of the world...
empty globalist gibberish
Translation:He has no idea how to deal with the issue so he runs to the international community. He is no leader at all.
Yeah, U.S.A. first of course.
President Pantload urged nations of the world to
“Unite in an international orgy of hope and change.”
“As Easter passes-over us we can all come together
in a firm plan for hope and change.”
“But let us not allow whatever differences we have
cause us to differ in the ways that could divide us.”
“Now, there is plenty of taxpayer money to go around
and if we run short we will print all we need.”
“This is our time.”
Korea launches a missile-no response
Iran builds nukes--no response
Somali pirates hold an American hostage--no response
The President of the US is a dangerous embarrassment.
Thanks for the link—Priceless!
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