Advanced Copy of Obama’s speech at Normandy

Following Obama’s rousing, apology speech in Cairo, Daily Danet has obtained excerpts from President Obama’s speech this Saturday at the 65th anniversary of the invasion of Europe:

“The relationship between Europe and the US includes centuries of co-existence and cooperation, but also conflict and war. Until recently, tension has been fed by a Cold War where European countries were too often treated as proxies without regard to their own aspirations.”

“Pearl Harbor was an enormous trauma to our country. The fear and anger that it provoked was understandable, but in some cases, it led us to act contrary to our ideals.   Defending our nation from attack has never been an American ideal, and I promise to return us to the defenselessness of our early days.”

“Let me also address the issue of Normandy. Unlike the war in the Pacific, the war in Europe was a war of choice that provoked strong differences in my country and around the world. After all, it was Japan, not Germany that attacked us.  Although I believe that the people of Europe are ultimately better off without the tyranny of Adolph Hitler, I also believe that events in France and Germany have reminded America of the need to use diplomacy and build international consensus to resolve our problems whenever possible.”

“Let me be clear: no system of government can or should be imposed upon one nation by any other.  Those in Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic and elsewhere who chose to live under national socialism, or later, Soviet communism, should have been left to their own devices.  Those Americans, Brits, Canadians and Free French who spilled their blood here 65 years ago were clearly the aggressors, and we apologize.”

Tags: hypocrisy, Obama, Satire, World War II

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