cannot choose to disengage from the
world, because in this globalized era, the world will engage us
regardless. The choice is really about what kind of world we want to
live in.

In waging this war, therefore, we will be equally resolute in
maintaining our commitment to our ultimate objective. The defeat of
terror is a worthy and necessary goal in its own right. But ridding the
world of terrorism is essential to a broader purpose. We strive to
build an international order wheremore countries and peoples are
integrated into a world consistent with the interests and values we
share with our partners--values such as human dignity, rule of law,
respect for individual liberties, open and free economies, and
religious tolerance. We understand that a world in which these values
are embraced as standards, not exceptions, will be the best antidote to
the spread of terrorism. This is the world we must build today.

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