"I have come this afternoon to talk about the bright future of the Middle East—but first, let me begin by sharing the abundance of good news from a place called America.

In less than 4 months, our new administration has achieved more than most other administrations accomplish in 4 years, or even 8 years."

"Exactly 8 years ago this month, I stood in this very room and looked forward to a future in which the nations of this region would drive the forces of terrorism and extremism...

Right out of existence, and take your place among the proudest, most prosperous, most successful nations anywhere in the world — as leaders of a modern and rising Middle East."

“In addition to purchases of $142 million of American-made military equipment by our great Saudi partners— This week, there are multi-billion dollar commercial deals with Amazon, Oracle, A.M.D.— they’re all here — Uber, Qualcomm, Johnson & Johnson, and many many more.”

"Before our eyes, a new generation of leaders is transcending the ancient conflicts and tired divisions of the past, and forging a future where the Middle East is defined by commerce, not chaos..."

“After so many decades of conflict, finally it is within our grasp to reach the future that generations before us could only dream about— a land of peace, safety, harmony, opportunity, innovation, and achievement right here in the Middle East.”

It's crucial for the wider world to know this great transformation has not come from Western interventionists, or flying people in beautiful planes giving you lectures on how to live and how to govern your own affairs.

In the end, the so-called nation builders wrecked far more nations than they built and the interventionalists were intervening in complex societies that they did not even understand themselves.

No, the gleaming marvels of Riyadh and Abu Dhabi were not created by the so-called 'nation builders,' neocons, or liberal non-profits like those who spent trillions and trillions of dollars failing to develop Baghdad, so many other cities."


Instead, the birth of a modern Middle East has been brought by the people of the region themselves, the people that are right here, the people that have lived here all their lives, developing your own sovereign countries, pursuing your own unique visions and charting your own destinies in your own way.

They told you how to do it, but they had no idea how to do it themselves.

Peace, prosperity, and progress ultimately came not from a radical rejection of your heritage, but rather from embracing your national traditions and embracing that same heritage that you love so dearly

You achieved a modern miracle the Arabian way."

Iran CAN have a much brighter future — but we will NEVER allow them to threaten America and our allies with terrorism or a nuclear attack.

The time is RIGHT NOW for them to choose.