Obama: ‘Islam Should Be Compatible with Science, Education, Tolerance, Openness’

“And finally in the ░░░░░░░░ East you are going ░░░░░░░░ a generational shift a ░░░░░░░░ shift in the Middle ░░░░░░░░ And it is messy ░░░░░░░░ it is dangerous Part ░░░░░░░░ it is sectarian schisms ░░░░░░░░ Shiite and Sunni and ░░░░░░░░ between states that engage ░░░░░░░░ proxy fights that are ░░░░░░░░ more bloody and vicious ░░░░░░░░ significant now than the ░░░░░░░░ between Arabs and Jews ░░░░░░░░ you are seeing that ░░░░░░░░ in Iraq and Syria ░░░░░░░░ I m confident about ░░░░░░░░ ability to push ISIL ░░░░░░░░ in Iraq Syria I ░░░░░░░░ is a broader and ░░░░░░░░ term a more difficult ░░░░░░░░ term proposition in part ░░░░░░░░ the civil war has ░░░░░░░░ so bad and the ░░░░░░░░ of outside parties are ░░░░░░░░ conflicting that it may ░░░░░░░░ time to let that ░░░░░░░░ settle down But obviously ░░░░░░░░ re very active not ░░░░░░░░ militarily but diplomatically The ░░░░░░░░ term problem in the ░░░░░░░░ East is and this ░░░░░░░░ to the economy the ░░░░░░░░ region in some ways ░░░░░░░░ gone down a blind ░░░░░░░░ where too often Islam ░░░░░░░░ now equated with rejection ░░░░░░░░ education maternity women s ░░░░░░░░ all the things that ░░░░░░░░ you thrive in a ░░░░░░░░ economy That s not ░░░░░░░░ true but too often ░░░░░░░░ forces inside of Islam ░░░░░░░░ been elevated and moderate ░░░░░░░░ and voices that recognize ░░░░░░░░ should be compatible with ░░░░░░░░ education tolerance openness global ░░░░░░░░ productivity too often those ░░░░░░░░ have been silent So ░░░░░░░░ question now becomes are ░░░░░░░░ able to strengthen some ░░░░░░░░ those voices That is ░░░░░░░░ generational project and some ░░░░░░░░ the things we are ░░░░░░░░ for example entrepreneurial summits ░░░░░░░░ Muslim small business leaders ░░░░░░░░ s the kind of ░░░░░░░░ that we want to ░░░░░░░░ to promote and where ░░░░░░░░ think the BRT can ░░░░░░░░ very helpful But in ░░░░░░░░ meantime a big chunk ░░░░░░░░ my job is just ░░░░░░░░ sure that we help ░░░░░░░░ contain the damage that ░░░░░░░░ been done inside the ░░░░░░░░ East And then hopefully ░░░░░░░░ time build towards a ░░░░░░░░ future there That s ░░░░░░░░ a two year project ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ longer term project That ░░░░░░░░ a long answer but ░░░░░░░░ is a big question ░░░░░░░░ indecipherable You said you ░░░░░░░░ to go around the ░░░░░░░░ and I did that ░░░░░░░░ fast.”