"Talking to Turkey, but Islam is listening
When President Obama speaks in Ankara, he can send a crucial message to Muslims.
By Jack Miles
April 4, 2009
'They say we are at war with Islam. This is the whispered line of the extremist who has nothing to offer in this battle of ideas but blame. ... We are not at war with Islam. But too often since 9/11, the extremists have defined us. ... When I am president, that will change.' -- Barack Obama, August 2007"
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