Calls for dialogue & cooperation
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| Foreign Affairs January/February 2009 |  | "A Balanced Strategy" by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates. What is dubbed the war on terror is, in grim reality, a prolonged, worldwide irregular campaign -- a struggle between the forces of violent extremism and those of moderation...But over the long term, the United States cannot kill or capture its way to victory...It will take the patient accumulation of quiet successes over a long time to discredit and defeat extremist movements and their ideologies. |
| President Obama |  | President Obama's Inaugural Address - "To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect...." |
| Brookings Institution
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"Voices of America: U.S. Public Diplomacy for the 21st Century" - Americans themselves are our greatest national asset. Educating, engaging and empowering our own citizens at home and abroad, will do much to underscore the diligent efforts of our government, regain a climate of mutual trust and respect, and rebuild America's image in the eyes of the world.
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| Yale University
|  | A Christian response to 'A Common Word between Us and You'
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| A Common Word
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A Muslim statement in favor of cooperation as a step towards peace: "A Common Word Between Us and You" and a Christian Response.
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| Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
| | Speech of Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, September 19, 2007
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