Obama: Nations in Asia-Pacific Must Resolve Territorial Disputes Peacefully
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Obama Addresses Threats From Terrorism, Russian Aggression at United Nations
PRESIDENT CALLS ON OTHER NATIONS TO JOIN U.S. IN BROADER EFFORT TO STOP EBOLA VIRUS
Updated Sept. 24, 2014 11:02 a.m. ET
President Barack Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday.
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President Barack Obama appeared on Wednesday before the United Nations General Assembly, where he made a broad appeal for other nations to follow America's lead in tackling mounting security and health crises around the globe.
The president's remarks followed the launch this week of U.S. and allied airstrikesagainst the Islamic State group and al Qaeda-linked terrorists in Syria, which opened a new front in what appears to be an open-ended conflict in the Middle East. Mr. Obama, in his speech, pressed other nations to join the effort to defeat the Sunni militant group, also known as ISIS and ISIL, as well as the deeper challenge of rooting out the forces that give rise to extremism and sectarian conflict.
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Mr. Obama also sought to enlist the world to join the U.S. on other matters that threaten regional and global security, including efforts to combat an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa and a campaign of economic isolation againstRussia after its incursion into neighboring Ukraine.
On Tuesday, Mr. Obama also made aplea for a more forceful response to climate change.
As he has in past addresses, the president sought to cajole other nations to adopt a more aggressive stance toward global threats. Indeed, Mr. Obama has repeatedly demanded other nations—including critics of the U.S.—step up to confront an array of challenges. "Those who used to chastise America for acting alone in the world cannot now stand by and wait for America to solve the world's problems alone," Mr. Obama said in his first speech to the general assembly in 2009, just nine months into his presidency.
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The U.S. and five Middle Eastern allies launched an expansive attack on extremist fighters in Syria on Monday night. WSJ's Julian Barnes reports. Photo: Department of Defense
At that early stage, Mr. Obama had pledged to wind down wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and reboot relations with Russia. Now, he has been drawn back into a conflict in the Middle East and relations with Russia are at a post-Cold War low.
Mr. Obama's speech to the General Assembly will be followed by a full day of meetings, including one-on-one sessions with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. He also will attend a Security Council summit on foreign terrorist fighters.
The White House considers the threat posed by foreign fighters—people with Western passports who enlist in groups such as Islamic State—a serious threat. The worry is that they will become hardened fighters and then use their U.S. or European passports to re-enter Western countries and carry out terrorist strikes.
At a Security Council session, the U.S. will seek a resolution that would bar such fighters from international travel.
"We need to be able to find and apprehend those individuals who have been radicalized and are seeking to join this fight or leaving this theater of war," a senior administration official said. "That will be a focus at the U.N. Security Council session."
Last week, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said she expected a successful vote on a resolution that will "increase the obligations on states to try to prevent and deter the flow of foreign fighters."
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