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PRESIDENTE
BARACK OBAMA REAGE CONTRA ATOS DE TERRORISMO EM PARIS [nota publicada em 13nov2015] E
AVANÇA NO COMBATE AO ESTADO ISLÂMICO.
MACROESTRATÉGIA DE 4 PONTOS [publicada em
10set2015]
O BRASIL
precisa ter uma firme e objetiva participação no combate ao terrorismo de
qualquer tonalidade e nacionalidade, começando pelo combate doméstico ao TERRORISMO
SOCIAL BRASILEIRO que mata, ano a ano, 165 pessoas em média por dia, todos os
dias, só no quesito HOMICÍDIO.
Leiam os dois
pronunciamentos do Presidente Obama e reflitam. Think about it.
The White
House
For Immediate Release
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/11/13/statement-president-situation-paris
November 13, 2015
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT ON THE
SITUATION IN PARIS
5:45 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT:
1.
Good evening, everybody.
I just want to make a few brief comments about the attacks across Paris
tonight. Once again, we’ve seen an outrageous attempt to terrorize
innocent civilians. This is an attack not just on Paris, it’s an attack
not just on the people of France, but this is an attack on all of humanity and
the universal values that we share.
2.
We stand prepared and ready to
provide whatever assistance that the government and the people of France need
to respond. France is our oldest ally. The French people have stood
shoulder to shoulder with the United States time and again. And we want
to be very clear that we stand together with them in the fight against
terrorism and extremism.
3.
Paris itself represents the
timeless values of human progress. Those who think that they can
terrorize the people of France or the values that they stand for are
wrong. The American people draw strength from the French people’s
commitment to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness. We are reminded in
this time of tragedy that the bonds of liberté and égalité and fraternité are
not only values that the French people care so deeply about, but they are
values that we share. And those values are going to endure far beyond any
act of terrorism or the hateful vision of those who perpetrated the crimes this
evening.
4.
We’re going to do whatever it
takes to work with the French people and with nations around the world to bring
these terrorists to justice, and to go after any terrorist networks that go
after our people.
5.
We don’t yet know all the
details of what has happened. We have been in contact with French
officials to communicate our deepest condolences to the families of those who
have been killed, to offer our prayers and thoughts to those who have been
wounded. We have offered our full support to them. The situation is
still unfolding. I’ve chosen not to call President Hollande at this time,
because my expectation is that he’s very busy at the moment. I actually,
by coincidence, was talking to him earlier today in preparation for the G20
meeting. But I am confident that I’ll be in direct communications with
him in the next few days, and we’ll be coordinating in any ways that they think
are helpful in the investigation of what’s happened.
6.
This is a heartbreaking
situation. And obviously those of us here in the United States know what
it’s like. We’ve gone through these kinds of episodes ourselves.
And whenever these kinds of attacks happened, we’ve always been able to count
on the French people to stand with us. They have been an extraordinary
counterterrorism partner, and we intend to be there with them in that same
fashion.
7.
I’m sure that in the days ahead
we’ll learn more about exactly what happened, and my teams will make sure that
we are in communication with the press to provide you accurate
information. I don’t want to speculate at this point in terms of who was
responsible for this. It appears that there may still be live activity
and dangers that are taking place as we speak. And so until we know from
French officials that the situation is under control, and we have for more
information about it, I don’t want to speculate.
8.
Thank you very much.
END; 5:50 P.M. EST
PRESIDENT OBAMA:
“WE WILL DEGRADE AND
ULTIMATELY DESTROY ISIL”
The
White House
For
Immediate Release
September 10, 2014
Statement by the President
on ISIL
State Floor
9:01 P.M. EDT
1. My fellow Americans, tonight I want to speak to
you about what the United States will do with our friends and allies to degrade
and ultimately destroy the terrorist group known as ISIL.
2. As Commander-in-Chief, my highest priority is
the security of the American people. Over the last several years, we have
consistently taken the fight to terrorists who threaten our country. We
took out Osama bin Laden and much of al Qaeda’s leadership in Afghanistan and
Pakistan. We’ve targeted al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen, and recently
eliminated the top commander of its affiliate in Somalia. We’ve done so
while bringing more than 140,000 American troops home from Iraq, and drawing
down our forces in Afghanistan, where our combat mission will end later this
year. Thanks to our military and counterterrorism professionals, America
is safer.
3. Still, we continue to face a terrorist
threat. We can’t erase every trace of evil from the world, and small
groups of killers have the capacity to do great harm. That was the case
before 9/11, and that remains true today. And that’s why we must remain
vigilant as threats emerge. At this moment, the greatest threats come
from the Middle East and North Africa, where radical groups exploit grievances
for their own gain. And one of those groups is ISIL -- which calls itself
the “Islamic State.”
4. Now let’s make two things clear: ISIL is
not “Islamic.” No religion condones the killing of innocents. And
the vast majority of ISIL’s victims have been Muslim. And ISIL is
certainly not a state. It was formerly al Qaeda’s affiliate in Iraq, and
has taken advantage of sectarian strife and Syria’s civil war to gain territory
on both sides of the Iraq-Syrian border. It is recognized by no
government, nor by the people it subjugates. ISIL is a terrorist
organization, pure and simple. And it has no vision other than the
slaughter of all who stand in its way.
5. In a region that has known so much bloodshed,
these terrorists are unique in their brutality. They execute captured
prisoners. They kill children. They enslave, rape, and force women
into marriage. They threatened a religious minority with genocide.
And in acts of barbarism, they took the lives of two American journalists --
Jim Foley and Steven Sotloff.
6. So ISIL poses a threat to the people of Iraq and
Syria, and the broader Middle East -- including American citizens, personnel
and facilities. If left unchecked, these terrorists could pose a growing
threat beyond that region, including to the United States. While we have
not yet detected specific plotting against our homeland, ISIL leaders have
threatened America and our allies. Our Intelligence Community believes
that thousands of foreigners -– including Europeans and some Americans –- have
joined them in Syria and Iraq. Trained and battle-hardened, these
fighters could try to return to their home countries and carry out deadly
attacks.
7. I know many Americans are concerned about these
threats. Tonight, I want you to know that the United States of America is
meeting them with strength and resolve. Last month, I ordered our military
to take targeted action against ISIL to stop its advances. Since then,
we’ve conducted more than 150 successful airstrikes in Iraq. These
strikes have protected American personnel and facilities, killed ISIL fighters,
destroyed weapons, and given space for Iraqi and Kurdish forces to reclaim key
territory. These strikes have also helped save the lives of thousands of
innocent men, women and children.
8. But this is not our fight alone. American
power can make a decisive difference, but we cannot do for Iraqis what they
must do for themselves, nor can we take the place of Arab partners in securing
their region. And that’s why I’ve insisted that additional U.S. action
depended upon Iraqis forming an inclusive government, which they have now done in
recent days. So tonight, with a new Iraqi government in place, and
following consultations with allies abroad and Congress at home, I can announce
that America will lead a broad coalition to roll back this terrorist threat.
9. Our objective is clear: We will degrade, and ultimately destroy, ISIL through a comprehensive
and sustained counterterrorism strategy.
10. FIRST, we will conduct a systematic campaign of
airstrikes against these terrorists. Working with the Iraqi government,
we will expand our efforts beyond protecting our own people and humanitarian
missions, so that we’re hitting ISIL targets as Iraqi forces go on
offense. Moreover, I have made it clear that we will hunt down terrorists
who threaten our country, wherever they are. That means I will not hesitate
to take action against ISIL in Syria, as well as Iraq. This is a core
principle of my presidency: If you threaten America, you will find no
safe haven.
11. SECOND, we will increase our support to forces
fighting these terrorists on the ground. In June, I deployed several
hundred American servicemembers to Iraq to assess how we can best support Iraqi
security forces. Now that those teams have completed their work –- and
Iraq has formed a government –- we will send an additional 475 servicemembers
to Iraq. As I have said before, these American forces will not have a
combat mission –- we will not get dragged into another ground war in
Iraq. But they are needed to support Iraqi and Kurdish forces with
training, intelligence and equipment. We’ll also support Iraq’s efforts
to stand up National Guard Units to help Sunni communities secure their own
freedom from ISIL’s control.
12. Across the border, in Syria, we have ramped up
our military assistance to the Syrian opposition. Tonight, I call on
Congress again to give us additional authorities and resources to train and
equip these fighters. In the fight against ISIL, we cannot rely on an
Assad regime that terrorizes its own people -- a regime that will never regain
the legitimacy it has lost. Instead, we must strengthen the opposition as
the best counterweight to extremists like ISIL, while pursuing the political
solution necessary to solve Syria’s crisis once and for all.
13. THIRD, we will continue to draw on our substantial
counterterrorism capabilities to prevent ISIL attacks. Working with our
partners, we will redouble our efforts to cut off its funding; improve our
intelligence; strengthen our defenses; counter its warped ideology; and stem
the flow of foreign fighters into and out of the Middle East. And in two
weeks, I will chair a meeting of the U.N. Security Council to further mobilize
the international community around this effort.
14. FOURTH, we will continue to provide humanitarian
assistance to innocent civilians who have been displaced by this terrorist
organization. This includes Sunni and Shia Muslims who are at grave risk,
as well as tens of thousands of Christians and other religious
minorities. We cannot allow these communities to be driven from their
ancient homelands.
15. So this is our strategy. And in each of
these four parts of our strategy, America will be joined by a broad coalition
of partners. Already, allies are flying planes with us over Iraq; sending
arms and assistance to Iraqi security forces and the Syrian opposition; sharing
intelligence; and providing billions of dollars in humanitarian aid.
Secretary Kerry was in Iraq today meeting with the new government and
supporting their efforts to promote unity. And in the coming days he will
travel across the Middle East and Europe to enlist more partners in this fight,
especially Arab nations who can help mobilize Sunni communities in Iraq and
Syria, to drive these terrorists from their lands. This is American
leadership at its best: We stand with people who fight for their own
freedom, and we rally other nations on behalf of our common security and common
humanity.
16. My administration has also secured bipartisan
support for this approach here at home. I have the authority to address
the threat from ISIL, but I believe we are strongest as a nation when the
President and Congress work together. So I welcome congressional support
for this effort in order to show the world that Americans are united in
confronting this danger.
17. Now, it will take time to eradicate a cancer
like ISIL. And any time we take military action, there are risks involved
–- especially to the servicemen and women who carry out these missions.
But I want the American people to understand how this effort will be different
from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It will not involve American
combat troops fighting on foreign soil. This counterterrorism campaign
will be waged through a steady, relentless effort to take out ISIL wherever
they exist, using our air power and our support for partner forces on the
ground. This strategy of taking out terrorists who threaten us, while
supporting partners on the front lines, is one that we have successfully
pursued in Yemen and Somalia for years. And it is consistent with the
approach I outlined earlier this year: to use force against anyone who
threatens America’s core interests, but to mobilize partners wherever possible
to address broader challenges to international order.
18. My fellow Americans, we live in a time of great
change. Tomorrow marks 13 years since our country was attacked. Next week
marks six years since our economy suffered its worst setback since the Great
Depression. Yet despite these shocks, through the pain we have felt and
the grueling work required to bounce back, America is better positioned today
to seize the future than any other nation on Earth.
19. Our technology companies and universities are
unmatched. Our manufacturing and auto industries are thriving.
Energy independence is closer than it’s been in decades. For all the work
that remains, our businesses are in the longest uninterrupted stretch of job
creation in our history. Despite all the divisions and discord within our
democracy, I see the grit and determination and common goodness of the American
people every single day –- and that makes me more confident than ever about our
country’s future.
20. Abroad, American leadership is the one constant
in an uncertain world. It is America that has the capacity and the will
to mobilize the world against terrorists. It is America that has rallied
the world against Russian aggression, and in support of the Ukrainian peoples’
right to determine their own destiny. It is America –- our scientists,
our doctors, our know-how –- that can help contain and cure the outbreak of
Ebola. It is America that helped remove and destroy Syria’s declared
chemical weapons so that they can’t pose a threat to the Syrian people or the
world again. And it is America that is helping Muslim communities around
the world not just in the fight against terrorism, but in the fight for opportunity,
and tolerance, and a more hopeful future.
21. America, our endless blessings bestow an
enduring burden. But as Americans, we welcome our responsibility to
lead. From Europe to Asia, from the far reaches of Africa to war-torn
capitals of the Middle East, we stand for freedom, for justice, for
dignity. These are values that have guided our nation since its
founding.
22. Tonight, I ask for your support in carrying that
leadership forward. I do so as a Commander-in-Chief who could not be
prouder of our men and women in uniform –- pilots who bravely fly in the face
of danger above the Middle East, and servicemembers who support our partners on
the ground.
23. When we helped prevent the massacre of civilians
trapped on a distant mountain, here’s what one of them said: “We owe our
American friends our lives. Our children will always remember that there
was someone who felt our struggle and made a long journey to protect innocent
people.”
24. That is the difference we make in the
world. And our own safety, our own security, depends upon our willingness
to do what it takes to defend this nation and uphold the values that we stand
for –- timeless ideals that will endure long after those who offer only hate
and destruction have been vanquished from the Earth.
25. May God bless our troops, and may God bless the
United States of America.
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