The world respects America “not just for our arsenal,” President Obama said tonight, “it respects us for our diversity and openness, and the way we respect everything.”
“When politicians insult Muslims, whether abroad or our fellow citizens, when a mosque is vandalized, or a kid is called names, that does not make us safer,” Obama said. ”That is not telling it like it is, it’s just wrong. It diminishes us in the eyes of the world.”
Obama: ‘When Politicians Insult Muslims ... It Diminishes Us in the Eyes of the World’