Excerpts from President Obama’s Speech on keeping the Americans safe after the San Bernardino massacre:
> “This was an act of terrorism, designed to kill innocent people.”
>”I have authorized U.S. forces to take out terrorists abroad precisely because I know how real the danger is”
>”As Commander-in-Chief, I have no greater responsibility than the security of the American people.”
>”The threat from terrorism is real, we will overcome it. We will destroy ISIL and any other organization that tries to harm us.”
>”We’re working…to stop ISIL’s operations—to disrupt plots, cut off their financing, & prevent them from recruiting more fighters”
>”Congress should act to make sure no one on a No Fly List is able to buy a gun.”
>”What could possibly be the argument for allowing a terrorist suspect to buy a semi-automatic weapon?”
>”We also need to make it harder for people to buy powerful assault weapons like the ones that were used in San Bernardino.”
>”If Congress believes, as I do, that we are at war with ISIL, it should…vote to authorize the continued use of military force”
>”We should not be drawn once more into a long and costly ground war in Iraq or Syria.”
>”ISIL does not speak for Islam; they are thugs & killers, part of a cult of death; & they account for a tiny fraction of…Muslims”
>”It is our responsibility to reject proposals that Muslim Americans should somehow be treated differently.”
>”Let’s make sure we never forget what makes us exceptional. Let’s not forget that freedom is more powerful than fear”
