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More than 70 years after World War II ended, Pearl Harbour bears witness to diplomatic grandstanding and belated expressions of pious…
President Barack Obama urged all Americans to reconcile
their differences and called for “loving our neighbours as ourselves”
in a speech honouring veterans of the US Armed Forces.
In his regular Saturday address, Obama said veterans were an
example of unity for a nation that at times is divided along partisan lines,
Efe news agency reported.
“This weekend, as we search for ways to bridge our
differences, we look to the principles that are more enduring than
politics,” Obama said a day after the Veterans Day holiday.
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Obama described the US military as a “united team”
and the country’s “single most diverse institution,” made up of
native-born Americans and immigrants, Christians, Muslims, Jews and
non-believers.
Without mentioning Republican Party nominee Donald Trump’s
victory or protests that have erupted in several US cities, Obama appealed to
the values of solidarity and patriotism.
“We can practice kindness. We can volunteer, serve and
respect one another. We can always get each other’s backs. And we can show how
much we love our country by loving our neighbours as ourselves,” Obama,
who will leave office in January, said.
Trump’s upset victory over Democratic rival Hillary Clinton
in Tuesday’s presidential balloting put an end to one of the most contentious
and polarizing election campaigns in the country’s recent history.
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