President Obama will address the United Nations General Assembly today in New York with a speech that focuses on the attacks on the US embassies earlier this month that killed four US diplomats, including US Ambassador Christopher Stevens.
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According to White House excerpts, the President will deliver an impassioned speech. Check out some snippets below:
“Today, we must affirm that our future will be determined by people like Chris Stevens, and not by his killers. Today, we must declare that this violence and intolerance has no place among our United Nations.”
Obama will also allude to the anti-Islamic film that incited the attacks on the US in the Middle East, saying that the film is not an excuse for the violence.
“There are no words that excuse the killing of innocents. There is no video that justifies an attack on an Embassy. There is no slander that provides an excuse for people to burn a restaurant in Lebanon, or destroy a school in Tunis, or cause death and destruction in Pakistan.”
Another topic that the President will speak on is the issue of Iran and containing their advancement as a nuclear power:
“America wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy, and we believe that there is still time and space to do so. But that time is not unlimited. We respect the right of nations to access peaceful nuclear power, but one of the purposes of the United Nations is to see that we harness that power for peace. Make no mistake: a nuclear-armed Iran is not a challenge that can be contained. It would threaten the elimination of Israel, the security of Gulf nations, and the stability of the global economy. It risks triggering a nuclear-arms race in the region, and the unraveling of the non-proliferation treaty. That is why a coalition of countries is holding the Iranian government accountable. And that is why the United States will do what we must to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.”
All excellent points. Stay tuned for more when Obama unleashes his entire speech later today.
SOURCE: BuzzFeed
