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And when these battles were overtaken by others and when the wars they opposed were waged and won, these faithful foot soldiers for justice kept marching. They are moral problems, rooted in both societal indifference and individual callousness - in the imperfections of man. That's why I stand here tonight. And today, as my call for a time frame to remove our troops from Iraq has been echoed by the Iraqi government and even the Bush Administration, even after we learned that Iraq has a $79 billion surplus while we're wallowing in deficits, John McCain stands alone in his stubborn refusal to end a misguided war. But if we see this conflict only from one side or the other, then we will be blind to the truth: the only resolution is for the aspirations of both sides to be met through two states, where Israelis and Palestinians each live in peace and security. That is in Israel's interest, Palestine's interest, America's interest, and the world's interest.
That's why I've been fighting to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit and the minimum wage. You don't defeat a terrorist network that operates in eighty countries by occupying Iraq. In Ankara, I made clear that America is not - and never will be - at war with Islam.
But race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now. In the young people who voted for the first time, and in those who got involved again after a very long time. We will help Iraq train its Security Forces and develop its economy.
If there's a senior citizen somewhere who can't pay for their prescription drugs, and has to choose between medicine and the rent, that makes my life poorer, even if it's not my grandparent. I was not raised in a particularly religious household. The questions I had didn't magically disappear. Our daughters can contribute just as much to society as our sons, and our common prosperity will be advanced by allowing all humanity - men and women - to reach their full potential.
He said that the fundamentals of the economy are strong. But I will also go through the federal budget, line by line, eliminating programs that no longer work and making the ones we do need work better and cost less - because we cannot meet twenty-first century challenges with a twentieth century bureaucracy. 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. This last point is important because there are some who advocate for democracy only when they are out of power; once in power, they are ruthless in suppressing the rights of others.
Thank you, and God bless America.