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I've gone to some of the best schools in America and lived in one of the world's poorest nations. We have the most powerful military on Earth, but that's not what makes us strong. It is easy to point fingers - for Palestinians to point to the displacement brought by Israel's founding, and for Israelis to point to the constant hostility and attacks throughout its history from within its borders as well as beyond.
They imagined me going to the best schools in the land, even though they weren't rich, because in a generous America you don't have to be rich to achieve your potential. 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. But it is a story that has seared into my genetic makeup the idea that this nation is more than the sum of its parts - that out of many, we are truly one. These people are a part of me. To play a role in fulfilling Palestinian aspirations, and to unify the Palestinian people, Hamas must put an end to violence, recognize past agreements, and recognize Israel's right to exist.
Hope in the face of uncertainty. And they are a part of America, this country that I love. 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. I have unequivocally prohibited the use of torture by the United States, and I have ordered the prison at Guantanamo Bay closed by early next year.
I have a plan that would have already begun redeploying our troops with the goal of bringing all our combat brigades home by March 31st of next year. To President Clinton, who last night made the case for change as only he can make it; to Ted Kennedy, who embodies the spirit of service; and to the next Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, I thank you. And it is on their behalf that I intend to win this election and keep our promise alive as President of the United States. So I have known Islam on three continents before coming to the region where it was first revealed.
Our conscience can't rest so long as 37 million Americans are poor and forgotten by their leaders in Washington and by the media elites. That has been my experience at Trinity. I just think he doesn't know. For decades, there has been a stalemate: two peoples with legitimate aspirations, each with a painful history that makes compromise elusive. Many more are simply skeptical that real change can occur.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.