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We shouldn't use the obstacles we face as an excuse for cynicism. And for the sake of our economy, our security, and the future of our planet, I will set a clear goal as President: in ten years, we will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East. Individual responsibility and mutual responsibility - that's the essence of America's promise. For many years, Iran has defined itself in part by its opposition to my country, and there is indeed a tumultuous history between us. The same is true for the astonishing progress within Muslim-majority countries from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai.
That's what compromise is about. Well it's time for them to own their failure.
We would be making the same mistake that Reverend Wright made in his offending sermons about America - to simplify and stereotype and amplify the negative to the point that it distorts reality. And yet, to wish away the resentments of white Americans, to label them as misguided or even racist, without recognizing they are grounded in legitimate concerns - this too widens the racial divide, and blocks the path to understanding.
I'm not talking about blind optimism here - the almost willful ignorance that thinks unemployment will go away if we just don't think about it, or the health care crisis will solve itself if we just ignore it. But we cannot walk away this time. Because next week, in Minnesota, the same party that brought you two terms of George Bush and Dick Cheney will ask this country for a third.
A belief that we're all connected as one people. That has been my experience at Trinity. When violent extremists operate in one stretch of mountains, people are endangered across an ocean. It is based upon cultural and historical ties, and the recognition that the aspiration for a Jewish homeland is rooted in a tragic history that cannot be denied.
Thank you.