Name : Tuti alawiyah

Class : TBI-B

ANALYSING SPEECH OF OBAMA

 When? May 25, 2011

It’s long been said that the United States and the United Kingdom share a special
relationship.

Over time, the people of this nation waged a long and sometimes bloody struggle to expand
and secure their freedom from the crown.

For both of our nations, living up to the ideals enshrined in these founding documents has
sometimes been difficult, has always been a work in progress.

Perhaps that’s why there are few nations that stand firmer, speak louder, and fight harder to
defend democratic values around the world than the United States and the United Kingdom.

Today, after a difficult decade that began with war and ended in recession, our nations have
arrived at a pivotal moment once more.

After years of conflict, the United States has removed 100,000 troops from Iraq, the United
Kingdom has removed its forces, and our combat mission there has ended.

In a world where the prosperity of all nations is now inextricably linked, a new era of
cooperation is required to ensure the growth and stability of the global economy.

And yet, as this rapid change has taken place, it’s become fashionable in some quarters to
question whether the rise of these nations will accompany the decline of American and
European influence around the world.

Perhaps, the argument goes, these nations represent the future, and the time for our leadership
has passed. That argument is wrong. It was the United States and the United Kingdom and
our democratic allies that shaped a world in which new nations could emerge and individuals
could thrive.

And even as more nations take on the responsibilities of global leadership, our alliance will
remain indispensable to the goal of a century that is more peaceful, more prosperous and
more just.

At a time when threats and challenges require nations to work in concert with one another,
we remain the greatest catalysts for global action.

In an era defined by the rapid flow of commerce and information, it is our free market
tradition, our openness, fortified by our commitment to basic security for our citizens, that
offers the best chance of prosperity that is both strong and shared.

As millions are still denied their basic human rights because of who they are, or what they
believe, or the kind of government that they live under, we are the nations most willing to
stand up for the values of tolerance and self-determination that lead to peace and dignity.

That’s why countries like China, India and Brazil are growing so rapidly -- because in fits
and starts, they are moving toward market-based principles that the United States and the
United Kingdom have always embraced.

That gives nations like the United States and the United Kingdom an inherent advantage.

In the last century, both our nations put in place regulatory frameworks to deal with such
market failures -- safeguards to protect the banking system after the Great Depression, for
example; regulations that were established to prevent the pollution of our air and water during
the 1970s.

Moreover, even when the free market works as it should, both our countries recognize that no
matter how responsibly we live in our lives, hard times or bad luck, a crippling illness or a
layoff may strike any one of us.

As we do, the successes and failures of our own past can serve as an example for emerging
economies -- that it’s possible to grow without polluting; that lasting prosperity comes not
from what a nation consumes, but from what it produces, and from the investments it makes
in its people and its infrastructure. Our two nations know what it is to confront evil in the
world.
Throughout those years, you, the British people, have been a stalwart ally, along with so
many others who fight by our side. Together, let us pay tribute to all of our men and women
who have served and sacrificed over the last several years -- for they are part of an unbroken
line of heroes who have borne the heaviest burden for the freedoms that we enjoy.

But a revitalized NATO will continue to hew to that original vision of its founders, allowing
us to rally collective action for the defense of our people, while building upon the broader
belief of Roosevelt and Churchill that all nations have both rights and responsibilities, and all
nations share a common interest in an international architecture that maintains the peace.

From North Korea to Iran, we’ve sent a message that those who flaunt their obligations will
face consequences -- which is why America and the European Union just recently
strengthened our sanctions on Iran, in large part because of the leadership of the United
Kingdom and the United States.

We do these things because we believe not simply in the rights of nations; we believe in the
rights of citizens.

We also know that populism can take dangerous turns -- from the extremism of those who
would use democracy to deny minority rights, to the nationalism that left so many scars on
this continent in the 20th century.

It was a rejection of the notion that people in certain parts of the world don’t want to be free,
or need to have democracy imposed upon them.

Let there be no doubt: The United States and United Kingdom stand squarely on the side of
those who long to be free.

That means investing in the future of those nations that transition to democracy, starting with
Tunisia and Egypt -- by deepening ties of trade and commerce; by helping them demonstrate
that freedom brings prosperity.

For there is one final quality that I believe makes the United States and the United Kingdom
indispensable to this moment in history.

Unlike most countries in the world, we do not define citizenship based on race or ethnicity.
Being American or British is not about belonging to a certain group; it’s about believing in a
certain set of ideals -- the rights of individuals, the rule of law.
That’s why there are people around the world right now who believe that if they come to
America, if they come to New York, if they come to London, if they work hard, they can
pledge allegiance to our flag and call themselves Americans; if they come to England, they
can make a new life for themselves and can sing God Save The Queen just like any other
citizen.

But even as these debates can be difficult, we fundamentally recognize that our patchwork
heritage is an enormous strength -- that in a world which will only grow smaller and more
interconnected, the example of our two nations says it is possible for people to be united by
their ideals, instead of divided by their differences; that it’s possible for hearts to change and
old hatreds to pass; that it’s possible for the sons and daughters of former colonies to sit here
as members of this great Parliament, and for the grandson of a Kenyan who served as a cook
in the British Army to stand before you as President of the United States.

As two of the most powerful nations in the history of the world, we must always remember
that the true source of our influence hasn’t just been the size of our economies, or the reach of
our militaries, or the land that we’ve claimed.

In the long years to come, not only will the people of this island but…the world, wherever the
bird of freedom chirps in [the] human heart, look back to what we’ve done, and they will say
‘do not despair, do not yield…march straight forward’. With courage and purpose, with
humility and with hope, with faith in the promise of tomorrow, let us march straightforward
together, enduring allies in the cause of a world that is more peaceful, more prosperous, and
more just.