English subtitles for clip: File:2012-09-08 President Obama's Weekly Address.ogv

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The President:
This week, we mark the eleventh
anniversary of the September

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11th attacks.

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It's a time to remember the
nearly 3,000 innocent men,

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women and children we lost,
and the families that they

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left behind.

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It's a chance to honor the
courage of the first responders

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who risked their lives -- on
that day, and every day since.

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And it's an opportunity to give
thanks for our men and women in

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uniform who have
served and sacrificed,

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sometimes far from home,
to keep our country safe.

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This anniversary is about them.

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It's also a time to reflect on
just how far we've come as a

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nation these past eleven years.

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On that clear September morning,
as America watched the towers

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fall, and the Pentagon burn,
and the wreckage smoldering in a

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Pennsylvania field, we
were filled with questions.

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Where had the attacks come from,
and how would America respond?

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Would they fundamentally
weaken the country we love?

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Would they change who we are?

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The last decade has been a
difficult one, but together,

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we have answered those questions
and come back stronger as

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a nation.

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We took the fight to al Qaeda,
decimating their leadership,

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and put them on
the path to defeat.

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And thanks to the courage
and skill of our intelligence

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personnel and armed forces,
Osama bin Laden will never

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threaten America again.

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Instead of pulling
back from the world,

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we've strengthened our alliances
while improving our security

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here at home.

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As Americans, we
refuse to live in fear.

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Today, a new tower rises
above the New York skyline.

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And our country is stronger,
safer and more respected

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in the world.

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Instead of turning
on each other,

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we've resisted the temptation
to give in to mistrust

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and suspicion.

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I've always said that America
is at war with al Qaeda and its

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affiliates -- and we will never
be at war with Islam or any

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other religion.

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We are the United
States of America.

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Our freedom and
diversity make us unique,

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and they will always be central
to who we are as a nation.

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Instead of changing who we are,
the attacks have brought out the

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best in the American people.

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More than 5 million members of
the 9/11 Generation have worn

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America's uniform
over the past decade,

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and we've seen an outpouring of
goodwill towards our military,

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our veterans and their families.

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Together, they've done
everything we've asked of them.

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We've ended the war in Iraq
and brought our troops home.

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We brought an end to
the Taliban regime.

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We've trained Afghan
Security Forces,

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and forged a partnership
with a new Afghan Government.

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And by the end 2014, the
transition in Afghanistan will

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be complete and our
war there will be over.

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And finally, instead of
turning inward with grief,

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we've honored the memory of
those we lost by giving back to

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our communities,
serving those in need,

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and reaffirming the values
at the heart of who we are as

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a people.

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That's why we mark September
11th as a National Day of

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Service and Remembrance.

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Because we are one
American family.

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And we look out
for each other --

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not just on the difficult
days, but every day.

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Eleven years later, that's
the legacy of 9/11 --

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the ability to say with
confidence that no adversary and

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no act of terrorism
can change who we are.

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We are Americans, and we will
protect and preserve this

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country we love.

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On this solemn anniversary,
let's remember those we lost,

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let us reaffirm the
values they stood for,

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and let us keep moving forward
as one nation and one people.