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For some, nagging questions remain. And then another one. I am emphasizing such investments within my country.
We cannot ignore that we have a right and a duty to protect our borders. No, the word is very near. That history helps explain the wealth and income gap between black and white, and the concentrated pockets of poverty that persists in so many of today's urban and rural communities. So when they are told to bus their children to a school across town; when they hear that an African American is getting an advantage in landing a good job or a spot in a good college because of an injustice that they themselves never committed; when they're told that their fears about crime in urban neighborhoods are somehow prejudiced, resentment builds over time. I just think he doesn't know.
Ironically, this quintessentially American - and yes, conservative - notion of self-help found frequent expression in Reverend Wright's sermons. It is about preventing a nuclear arms race in the Middle East that could lead this region and the world down a hugely dangerous path.
It's not enough, but it's helping. I am the son of a black man from Kenya and a white woman from Kansas. But the anger is real; it is powerful; and to simply wish it away, to condemn it without understanding its roots, only serves to widen the chasm of misunderstanding that exists between the races. The Holy Bible tells us, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God."
Go into the collar counties around Chicago, and people will tell you they don't want their tax money wasted, by a welfare agency or by the Pentagon. I do so recognizing that change cannot happen overnight. They have killed in many countries. America will align our policies with those who pursue peace, and say in public what we say in private to Israelis and Palestinians and Arabs.
Thank you, and God bless America.