“I know David joins me when I say that we will continue to do everything in our power to help France seek the justice that is needed,” Obama told a joint press conference after talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron.
Cameron said the shootings in Paris were a reminder that Britain and America face threats to national security from people who hate what the two countries stand for. “We must also fight this poisonous ideology, starting at home,” Cameron said.
Obama called the Paris attacks “vicious” and said both the United States and Britain stand with the French and all allies fighting the “scourge” of terrorism.
“This phenomenon of violent extremism - the ideology, the networks, the capacity to recruit young people - this has metastasized and it is widespread. And it has penetrated communities around the world.”
But the U.S. president said violent extremism did not pose "existential threat." "It is one that we’re ultimately going to defeat. But we can’t just defeat it through weapons.”
- He advised Europe to further integrate its Muslim communities and not “simply respond with a hammer.”
Earlier on Friday French President Francois Hollande on Friday called for a “firm” and “collective” international response to terrorism.
Speaking to Paris-based ambassadors from around the world, Hollande said: "Our response has to be firm in the face of terrorism. It can only be collective."
Fears of further violence by Islamic extremists are growing, with police in Belgium saying they killed two suspects in a raid Thursday to stop another major impending attack.
Cameron said: “We know what we’re up against and we know how we will win.”
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2015/01/16/U-S-UK-vow-to-help-France-after-Paris-attacks.html
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Obama appelle l'Europe à mieux intégrer sa communauté musulmane ...
ReplyDeleteBarack Obama a appelé vendredi l'Europe a essayer de mieux intégrer sa communauté musulmane, lors d'une conférence de presse commune avec le Premier ministre britannique David Cameron à la Maison Blanche.
"Notre principal avantage est que notre population musulmane n'a pas de problème à se sentir américaine. (...) Il y a certaines parties de l'Europe où ce n'est pas le cas. Et c'est probablement le plus gros danger auquel l'Europe doit faire face", a déclaré M. Obama, ajoutant qu'il était important pour l'Europe de ne pas répondre à ces problèmes d'intégration uniquement par la force.
http://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_obama-appelle-l-europe-a-mieux-integrer-sa-communaute-musulmane?id=8788660