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We cannot allow ISIS to reopen and regroup and threaten people in the Middle East, in Europe, in the United States, and elsewhere.Īnd while the United States is undergoing a thorough review of our own force posture around the world, I’ve ordered the halting of withdrawal of American troops from Germany. Just this week, NATO Defense Ministers endorsed a significantly expanded training and advisory mission in Iraq, which will be vital to the ongoing fight against ISIS. Our European partners have also stood with us to counter ISIS. We remain committed to ensuring that Afghanistan never again provides a base for terrorist attacks against the United States and our partners and our interests. My administration strongly supports the diplomatic proc- process that’s underway and to bring an end to this war that is closing out 20 years. You, our allies, joined us to fight al Qaeda, and the United States committed to consulting closely with our NATO Allies and partners on the way forward in Afghanistan. And the only time Article 5 has been invoked was after the United States was attacked on 9/11. You know, to me and to the United States, and to us, we’ll keep article - we’ll keep faith with Article 5. The United States is fully committed to our NATO Alliance, and I welcome Europe’s growing investment in the military capabilities that enable our shared defense.

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We continue to support the goal of a Europe whole and free and at peace. So let me erase any lingering doubt: The United States will work closely with our European Union partners and the capitals across the continent - from Rome to Riga - to meet the range of shared challenges we face. We must do both, working in lockstep with our allies and partners. And we cannot focus only on the competition among countries that threaten to divide the world, or only on global challenges that threaten to sink us all together if we fail to cooperate. When I spoke to you as a senator and as even as Vice President, the global dynamics have shifted. The challenges we face today are different. The partnership between Europe and the United States, in my view, is and must remain the cornerstone of all that we hope to accomplish in the 21st century, just as we did in the 20th century.

It comes down to this: The transatlantic alliance is a strong foundation - the strong foundation - on which our collective security and our shared prosperity are built. And we are not looking backward we are looking forward, together. I speak today as President of the United States at the very start of my administration, and I’m sending a clear message to the world: America is back. But I said at that time, “We will be back.” And I’m a man of my word. senator, joining my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to affirm the importance of the transatlantic partnership three times as the Vice President of the United States, including delivering the first international foreign policy address of the Obama-Biden administration in the first months we were in office.Īnd two years ago, as you pointed out, when I last spoke at Munich, I was a private citizen I was a professor, not an elected official. But I want to say hello to everyone and thanks, you - at the Munich Conference for hosting this special session.įor decades, as you pointed out, I’ve participated in the Munich Security Conference - as a U.S. We just spent part of - from Washington’s perspective - the morning together. And it’s great to be with Angela and Emmanuel. Get Involved Show submenu for “Get Involved””.The White House Show submenu for “The White House””.

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