Obama: "We are not at war with Islam"
Barack Obama, making his first visit to a Muslim nation as president, declared the United States is not at war with Islam. Calling for a greater partnership with the Islamic world in an address to the Turkish parliament, Obama called the country an important U.S. ally in many areas: "Let me say this as clearly as I can. The United States is not and never will be at war with Islam. In fact, our partnership with the Muslim world is critical in rolling back a fringe ideology that people of all faiths reject" (April 6, 2009)
