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It's been several months now since I announced I was running for president. So I have known Islam on three continents before coming to the region where it was first revealed.
There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq. It's a racial stalemate we've been stuck in for years. America, now is not the time for small plans. We are the party of Kennedy. Don't tell me that Democrats won't keep us safe. In all nations - including my own - this change can bring fear.
They know they have to work hard to get ahead - and they want to. They know those things. The hope of a millworker's son who dares to defy the odds. And I will not settle for an America where some kids don't have that chance. It's a faith in other people, and it's what brought me here today.
It's that folks are hungry for change - they're hungry for something new. This issue has been a source of tension between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran. We cannot disguise hostility towards any religion behind the pretense of liberalism.
I was raised with the help of a white grandfather who survived a Depression to serve in Patton's Army during World War II and a white grandmother who worked on a bomber assembly line at Fort Leavenworth while he was overseas. "I'm here because of Ashley." By itself, that single moment of recognition between that young white girl and that old black man is not enough. For while Senator McCain was turning his sights to Iraq just days after 9/11, I stood up and opposed this war, knowing that it would distract us from the real threats we face. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt's advancement.
Thank you, and God bless America.