President Obama, State of the Union (from White House)
Speaking in his first State of the Union address, President Obama tonight used Guinea as an example of how America’s fate and belief in liberty is inextricably linked to that of people around the world.
America takes these actions [of international engagement] because our destiny is connected to those beyond our shores. But we also do it because it is right,” the president said. “That’s why, as we meet here tonight, over 10,000 Americans are working with many nations to help the people of Haiti recover and rebuild. That’s why we stand with the girl who yearns to go to school in Afghanistan; why we support the human rights of the women marching through the streets of Iran; [and]
why we advocate for the young man denied a job by corruption in Guinea. For America must always stand on the side of freedom and human dignity. Always.”
Haiti, Afghanistan, Iran, and Guinea – America must take a stand because it is right thing to do.
It is a powerful message, and the prominence that President Obama has given to the struggle for freedom and human dignity in Guinea in particular is an extraordinary recognition of the importance of our cause – and of the fact that this struggle is in fact everyone’s cause.
We thank the president for his commitment to American engagement in these crucial issues of our time and encourage him not to relent in undertaking and supporting concrete actions for real, positive impact. Alliance Guinea supports ongoing US engagement in Guinea and rest assured that we will be continuing to advocate for that young man – as well as for the millions of his brothers and sisters who have been born and raised in dictatorship and poverty and are ready to build a new future of democracy and prosperity.
What did this part of President Obama’s speech meant to you? Leave a comment and tell us what you think, and what we should include in a letter to the president that we are preparing in response to the speech.
And if you are in the US, NOW is the time to head to your Congressional representatives’ offices and tell them what the President meant by that line. To find people around you and set up a meeting, please contact the Alliance Congressional Action Team at brian_d_b@yahoo.com.
Jennifer Swift-Morgan for Alliance Guinea
Here’s a tag cloud of Obama’s 2010 State of the Union Address:
http://robvstate.com/2010/01/27/tag-cloud-of-obamas-2010-state-of-the-union-address/
TRADUCTION
Voici un nuage des mots utilisés par le Président Obama dans son discours:
http://robvstate.com/2010/01/27/tag-cloud-of-obamas-2010-state-of-the-union-address/
Plus le mot est gros, plus il a été utilisé.