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And all across the country, communities of faith are sponsoring day care programs, building senior centers, and in so many other ways, taking part in the project of American renewal. It's not because John McCain doesn't care. You're on your own. 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. This too is part of America's promise - the promise of a democracy where we can find the strength and grace to bridge divides and unite in common effort.
Of course, recognizing our common humanity is only the beginning of our task. Too many tears have flowed. troops and civilians.
We coach Little League in the Blue States and yes, we've got some gay friends in the Red States. This cycle of suspicion and discord must end. They have killed people of different faiths - more than any other, they have killed Muslims. 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. Too much blood has been shed.
That experience guides my conviction that partnership between America and Islam must be based on what Islam is, not what it isn't. And I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear.
That we can tuck in our children at night and know that they are fed and clothed and safe from harm. You have shown what history teaches us - that at defining moments like this one, the change we need doesn't come from Washington.
Thank you.