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Obama cites success against al-Qaeda, no mention of Pakistan
By: Special Correspondent | January 28, 2010- Digg
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Even as the United States prosecutes two wars, it is also confronting perhaps the "greatest danger to the American people – the threat of nuclear weapons."
"I have embraced the vision of John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan through a strategy that reverses the spread of these weapons, and seeks a world without them. To reduce our stockpiles and launchers, while ensuring our deterrent, the United States and Russia are completing negotiations on the farthest-reaching arms control treaty in nearly two decades.
"At April’s Nuclear Security Summit, we will bring forty-four nations together behind a clear goal: securing all vulnerable nuclear materials around the world in four years, so that they never fall into the hands of terrorists."
Obama said, these diplomatic efforts have also strengthened America's hand in dealing with those nations that insist on violating international agreements in pursuit of these weapons.
"That is why North Korea now faces increased isolation, and stronger sanctions – sanctions that are being vigorously enforced. That is why the international community is more united, and the Islamic Republic of Iran is more isolated. And as Iran’s leaders continue to ignore their obligations, there should be no doubt: they, too, will face
growing consequences.
Washington, he said, is working through the G-20 to sustain a lasting global recovery. "We are working with Muslim communities around the world to promote science, education and innovation. We have gone from a bystander to a leader in the fight against climate change. We are helping developing countries to feed themselves, and continuing the fight against HIV/AIDS. And we are launching a new initiative that will give us the
capacity to respond faster and more effectively to bio-terrorism or an infectious disease – a plan that will counter threats at home, and strengthen public health abroad."







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