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PresidentObamaandPrimeMinisterCameron
TheWhiteHouse
OfficeofthePressSecretary
ForImmediateRelease
May25,2011
RemarksbyPresidentObamaandPrimeMinisterCameronoftheUnitedKingdominJointPressConferenceinLondon,UnitedKingdom
LancasterHouse,London,UnitedKingdom
12:
56P.M.BST
PRIMEMINISTERCAMERON:
Thankyou,andapologiesforkeepingyouwaiting. It’sapleasuretowelcomePresidentObamaheretoday.
We'vejustbeenhavingabarbecueinthegardensofNumber10DowningStreetwithsomeofourservice--armed-servicepersonnelfromtheUnitedStatesandfromtheUK. Anditwasagreatreminderoftheincredibledebtthatweoweallofthemandtheirfamiliesfortheirservice,fortheirsacrifice,foralltheydotokeepussafe. ItwasagreateventanditwaswonderfultohaveBarackandMichellethere.
Itwasalsoprobablythefirsttimeinhistory,aswestoodbehindthatbarbecue,thatIcansayaBritishPrimeMinisterhasgivenanAmericanPresidentabitofagrilling. SoI'mgoingtoholdontothat.
OverthepastyearI'vegottoknowthePresidentwell. Andwhetherit’sinroutinesituationslikesittingroundtheG8table,ortheslightlylessroutineofgettingaphonecallinthemiddleofthenight,I'vecometovaluenotjusthisleadershipandcourage,butthefactthattoallthebiginternationalissuesofourtime,hebringsthoughtfulconsiderationandreason.
AndIknowthattoday,Mr.President,you’llbethinkingofthedreadfultornadoinMissouriandallthosewho’velostlivelihoodsandlosttheirlivesandlovedones. AndourheartsinBritaingoouttoallthosepeople,too.
BarackandIknowwellthesharedhistoryofourcountries.FromthebeachesofNormandytotheImjinRiver,oursoldiershavefoughttogether. FromlabsinCambridge,Massachusetts,toCambridge,England,ourscientistshavedecodedDNAandcureddiseasestogether. Andinmillionsofinteractionseveryday,includingourmassivebusinessrelationship,ourpeopleforgefriendshipstogether.
Thatiswhatmakesthisrelationshipspecial. Butwhatmakesitessentialisthatit’snotjustabouthistoryorsentiment;itisaliving,workingpartnership. Itisessentialtooursecurityandit’sessentialforourprosperity.
AndIfeeleverydayjusthowimportantthispartnershipis.ThePresidentandI,togetherwithmyDeputyPrimeMinister,havejusthadsomeexcellentdiscussions. We'vebeentalkingtodayaboutthetwothingswecareaboutmost--gettingourpeoplejobsandkeepingourpeoplesafe. BecauseeverynightmillionsofBritishandAmericanpeopletakethesameworriestobedwiththem. They’reaskingiftheycanfindagoodjob,ifthey’regoingtogetapaychecknextmonth,andiftherewillbeworkfortheirchildrenwhentheygrowup.
Thestarktruthoftheworldtodayisthatnocountryisowedaliving. We'vegottopayourwayandwe'vegottoearnourway. AndthatiswhatthePresidentandIaredeterminedtodo. BarackandIdidnotcomeintopoliticstocutpublicspending,butneitherdidweseekofficetoseeourgreateconomiesdeclineortolandourchildrenwithunsustainabledebts. Andthatiswhyinthesecondhalfofthisdecade,we’remakingsurethatdebtratioswillbefallingonbothsidesoftheAtlantic.
Atthesametime,we’reinvestinginourroadsandrailways,inscienceandinnovation,andaboveall,inouryoungpeople. Anddowntheline,thesuccessofallthiswon’tbemeasuredinexportfiguresortradeflows;itwillbeinthefeelingsofthefactoryworker,whetherthey’reinPhoenixortheshopkeeperinLiverpoolortheengineerinOhio--thepeoplewhoknowiftheyworkhard,thenprosperitywillbethereforthemandthepromiseofabetterlifetherefortheirchildren.
Aswellastheeconomy,thePresidentandIhadsomeverygooddiscussionsonsecurity. Now,AmericansandBrits,youdon’tneedtoexplainterrorismtooneanother. Bothourpeoplehavesufferedatitshands,andindeedtheyhavediedtogether.
MywifeSamanthawasinManhattanon9/11,andI’llneverforgetthefivehoursoftryingtogetholdofher. Andshe’llneverforgettheNewYorkersthatshemetthatdayorthesenseofsolidaritythatshefeltthatdayandthatwehavefelteversincethatday. Andtoday,aswecomeuptoitstenthanniversary,weshouldrememberthespiritofthatcityandthesympathywefeelwiththosewholosttheirlovedones.
Now,therearethosewhosaythatthisterroristthreatisbeyondourcontrol,andwepassionatelybelievethatiswrong. WecandefeatalQaeda,andtheeventsofrecentmonthsgiveusanopportunitytoturnthetideontheirterroronceandforall.
Ibelievetherearethreeactionswemusttake. First,wemustcontinuetodestroytheirterroristnetwork,andIcongratulatethePresidentonhisoperationagainstbinLaden. Thiswasnotjustavictoryforjustice,butastrikerightattheheartofinternationalterrorism.
Inthisvitaleffort,wemustcontinuetoworkwithPakistan. Peopleareaskingaboutourrelationship,soweneedtobeclear. Pakistanhassufferedmorefromterrorismthananycountryintheworld. Theirenemyisourenemy. So,farfromwalkingaway,we’vegottoworkevenmorecloselywiththem.
Atthesametime,thisisavitalyearinAfghanistan. BritishandAmericanforcesarefightingsidebysideinHelmand,rightattheheartofthisoperation. We’vebrokenthemomentumoftheinsurgency,andevenintheTaliban’sheartland,inKandaharandcentralHelmand,they’reonthebackfoot. Nowisthemomenttostepupoureffortstoreachapoliticalsettlement. TheTalibanmustmakeadecisivesplitfromalQaeda,giveupviolence,andjoinapoliticalprocessthatwillbringlastingpeacetothatcountry. Weareagreedtogivethisthehighestpriorityinthemonthsahead.
Second,wemustreachaconclusiontotheArab-Israelpeaceprocess. Again,IcongratulatedthePresidentonhisrecentspeechontheMiddleEast,whichwasbold,itwasvisionary,anditsetoutwhatisneededintheclearestpossibleterms--anendtoterroragainstIsraelisandtherestorationofdignitytothePalestinians;twostateslivingsidebysideandinpeace.
Yes,theroadhasbeen,andwillbe,longandarduous,buttheprizeisclear. Concludethepeaceprocessandyoudon’tjustbringsecuritytotheregion;youdenyextremistsoneoftheirmostprofoundandenduringrecruitingsergeants,weakeningtheircallingandcripplingtheircause. Thatiswhywhateverthedifficulties,wemustcontinuetopressforasolution.
OurthirdactionmustbetohelpelevatethechangesinNorthAfricaandtheArabworldfromamomentinhistorytoaturningpointinhistory. We’veseensomeextraordinarythings --protestersbravingbullets,bloggerstopplingdictators,peopletakingtothestreetsandmakingtheirownhistory. Ifglobalpoliticsisaboutspreadingpeaceandprosperity,thenthisisaonce-in-a-generationmomenttograbholdof.
Itisnotatimeforustoshrinkbackandthinkaboutourownissuesandinterests. Thisisourissueandthisismassivelyinourinterests. ThosepeopleinTahrirSquareandTripolijustwantwhatwehave--ajobandavoice. Andweallshareintheirsuccessorfailure. Iftheysucceed,thereisnewhopeforthoselivingthereandthereisthehopeofabetterandsaferworldforallofus. Butiftheyfail,ifthathungerisdenied,thensomeyoungpeopleinthatregionwillcontinuetolistentothepoisonousnarrativeofextremism.
SothePresidentandIareagreedwewillstandwiththosewhoworkforfreedom. Thisisthemessagewe’lltaketotheG8tomorrowwhenwepushforamajorprogramofeconomicandpoliticalsupportforthosecountriesseekingreform. AndthisiswhywemobilizedtheinternationalcommunitytoprotecttheLibyanpeoplefromColonelQaddafi’sregime,whywe’llcontinuetoenforceU.N.resolutionswithourallies,andwhywerestateourpositiononcemore:
ItisimpossibletoimagineafutureforLibyawithQaddafistillinpower. Hemustgo.
Inalloftheseactions,wemustbeclearaboutourambitions. BarackandIcameofageinthe1980sand‘90s. WesawtheendoftheColdWarandthevictoryovercommunism. WesawtheinvasionofKuwaitbySaddamHusseinandtheworldcomingtogethertoliberatethatcountry. Throughoutitall,wesawPresidentsandPrimeMinistersstandingtogetherforfreedom.
Today,wefeeljustaspassionatelyaboutextendingfreedomasthosewhocamebeforeus;butwealsoknowthatidealismwithoutrealismdoesnogoodforanyone. Wehavelearnedthelessonsofhistory. Democracyisbuiltfromthegroundup. You’vegottoworkwiththegrainofothercultures,andnotagainstthem. Realchangetakestime.
Andit’sbecauseofthiswesharetheviewthatourpartnershipwillnotjustcontinue,butitwillgetstronger. Andthisisapartnershipthatgoesbeyondforeignaffairs. Athome,wehavesimilargoals--tobringmoreresponsibilitytooursocieties,andtobringtransparencyandaccountabilitytoourgovernments. Inalltheseambitions,ourcountrieswillcontinuetolearnfromeachotherandworkwitheachother.
Andasever,ithasbeenapleasuretotalktothePresident,andanhonortohavehimwithustoday.
Mr.President.
PRESIDENTOBAMA:
Thankyou,David. Thankyou,Mr.PrimeMinister. IamverypleasedtobebackintheUnitedKingdom. InotethatyouhavearrangedfortypicalLondonweatherthesepasttwodays,andIamverygratefulforthat.
IwanttothankHerMajestytheQueen,andtheBritishpeoplefortheextraordinarywelcom