Kerry: ‘The Real Face of Islam Is Not What We Saw Yesterday’

“Let me be really ░░░░░░░░ as a starting point ░░░░░░░░ today s conversation The ░░░░░░░░ face of Islam is ░░░░░░░░ what we saw yesterday ░░░░░░░░ the world bore witness ░░░░░░░░ to the unfathomable brutality ░░░░░░░░ ISIL terrorist murderers when ░░░░░░░░ saw Steven Sotloff an ░░░░░░░░ journalist who left home ░░░░░░░░ Florida in order to ░░░░░░░░ the story of brave ░░░░░░░░ in the Middle East ░░░░░░░░ saw him brutally taken ░░░░░░░░ us in an act ░░░░░░░░ medieval savagery by a ░░░░░░░░ hiding behind a mask ░░░░░░░░ so many who worked ░░░░░░░░ long to bring Steven ░░░░░░░░ other Americans home safely ░░░░░░░░ obviously was not how ░░░░░░░░ story was meant to ░░░░░░░░ It s a punch ░░░░░░░░ the gut And the ░░░░░░░░ States Government I want ░░░░░░░░ to know has used ░░░░░░░░ single military diplomatic and ░░░░░░░░ tool that we have ░░░░░░░░ we always will Our ░░░░░░░░ operations forces bravely risked ░░░░░░░░ military operation in order ░░░░░░░░ save these lives and ░░░░░░░░ have reached out diplomatically ░░░░░░░░ everyone and anyone who ░░░░░░░░ be able to help ░░░░░░░░ effort continues and our ░░░░░░░░ remain as they always ░░░░░░░░ with the families of ░░░░░░░░ of the hostages who ░░░░░░░░ trapped in Syria today ░░░░░░░░ barbarity sadly is not ░░░░░░░░ to our world Neither ░░░░░░░░ evil And I can ░░░░░░░░ think of a more ░░░░░░░░ description of evil than ░░░░░░░░ we witnessed yesterday and ░░░░░░░░ that with James Foley ░░░░░░░░ what we see in ░░░░░░░░ unbelievably brutal mass executions ░░░░░░░░ people because of their ░░░░░░░░ or religious affiliation We ░░░░░░░░ taken the fight to ░░░░░░░░ kind of savagery and ░░░░░░░░ before and believe me ░░░░░░░░ will take it again ░░░░░░░░ re doing it today ░░░░░░░░ when terrorists anywhere around ░░░░░░░░ world have murdered our ░░░░░░░░ the United States held ░░░░░░░░ accountable no matter how ░░░░░░░░ it took And those ░░░░░░░░ have murdered James Foley ░░░░░░░░ Steven Sotloff in Syria ░░░░░░░░ to know that the ░░░░░░░░ States will hold them ░░░░░░░░ too no matter how ░░░░░░░░ it takes I want ░░░░░░░░ emphasize applause but here ░░░░░░░░ what is really important ░░░░░░░░ I want to take ░░░░░░░░ of this podium and ░░░░░░░░ this moment to underscore ░░░░░░░░ powerfully as I know ░░░░░░░░ that the face of ░░░░░░░░ is not the butchers ░░░░░░░░ killed Steven Sotloff That ░░░░░░░░ ISIL applause The face ░░░░░░░░ Islam is not the ░░░░░░░░ who know only how ░░░░░░░░ destroy not to build ░░░░░░░░ s not masked cowards ░░░░░░░░ actions are an ugly ░░░░░░░░ to the peaceful religion ░░░░░░░░ they violate every single ░░░░░░░░ with their barbarity and ░░░░░░░░ fundamental principles they insult ░░░░░░░░ their actions The real ░░░░░░░░ of Islam is a ░░░░░░░░ religion based on the ░░░░░░░░ of all human beings ░░░░░░░░ s one where Muslim ░░░░░░░░ are leading the fight ░░░░░░░░ poverty It s one ░░░░░░░░ Muslim communities are providing ░░░░░░░░ healthcare and emergency assistance ░░░░░░░░ the front lines of ░░░░░░░░ of our most devastating ░░░░░░░░ crises.”