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We shouldn't use the obstacles we face as an excuse for cynicism. Because in the faces of those young veterans who come back from Iraq and Afghanistan, I see my grandfather, who signed up after Pearl Harbor, marched in Patton's Army, and was rewarded by a grateful nation with the chance to go to college on the GI Bill. 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. But what the people heard instead - people of every creed and color, from every walk of life - is that in America, our destiny is inextricably linked.
When we send our young men and women into harm's way, we have a solemn obligation not to fudge the numbers or shade the truth about why they're going, to care for their families while they're gone, to tend to the soldiers upon their return, and to never ever go to war without enough troops to win the war, secure the peace, and earn the respect of the world. For alongside our famous individualism, there's another ingredient in the American saga. But we must also admit that programs alone can't replace parents; that government can't turn off the television and make a child do her homework; that fathers must take more responsibility for providing the love and guidance their children need. The second major source of tension that we need to discuss is the situation between Israelis, Palestinians and the Arab world.
But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a slight change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life, and that the doors of opportunity remain open to all. And finally they come to this elderly black man who's been sitting there quietly the entire time. We meet at one of those defining moments - a moment when our nation is at war, our economy is in turmoil, and the American promise has been threatened once more. Tonight, more Americans are out of work and more are working harder for less. Not with so many families to protect and so many lives to mend.
It's what allows us to pursue our individual dreams and yet still come together as one American family. That is why we are forging service projects in America that bring together Christians, Muslims, and Jews. All of us share this world for but a brief moment in time.
Did I know him to be an occasionally fierce critic of American domestic and foreign policy? Of course. Because in the faces of those young veterans who come back from Iraq and Afghanistan, I see my grandfather, who signed up after Pearl Harbor, marched in Patton's Army, and was rewarded by a grateful nation with the chance to go to college on the GI Bill. And it is on their behalf that I intend to win this election and keep our promise alive as President of the United States.
Thank you, and God bless America.