After Paris attacks, the message Obama wants climate summit to send changed
- 8 years ago
President Obama had already planned to visit Paris next week to press for a far-reaching outcome in the international climate talks set to open there Monday.
But after the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks at the hands of the self-proclaimed Islamic State, Mr. Obama’s trip becomes something more: a declaration of sorts that the international community will not be cowed by forces that would take the world backward, but will instead come together to move forward on one of the most urgent global issues of the day.
Now, Obama said Tuesday, his trip will express America’s solidarity with “our oldest ally,” and the Paris climate summit will demonstrate how the pull of a “barbaric” ideology cannot prevail against the forces of human progress.
The fight to “destroy” the Islamic State promises to figure on the president’s agenda, particularly when he dines with Mr. Hollande Monday night at the Élysée Palace.
But after the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks at the hands of the self-proclaimed Islamic State, Mr. Obama’s trip becomes something more: a declaration of sorts that the international community will not be cowed by forces that would take the world backward, but will instead come together to move forward on one of the most urgent global issues of the day.
Now, Obama said Tuesday, his trip will express America’s solidarity with “our oldest ally,” and the Paris climate summit will demonstrate how the pull of a “barbaric” ideology cannot prevail against the forces of human progress.
The fight to “destroy” the Islamic State promises to figure on the president’s agenda, particularly when he dines with Mr. Hollande Monday night at the Élysée Palace.