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Biden: We Are Not Seeking A New Cold War

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US President Joe Biden speaking to the UN General Assembly general debate. Select comments below:

  • Link: https://media.un.org/en/webtv
  • '"Every nation needs to bring their highest possible ambitions to the table when we meet in Glasgow."'
  • "Bombs and bullets cannot defend against COVID-19, or its future variants. To fight this pandemic, we need a collective act of science and political will. We need to act now to get shots in arms as fast as possible,"
  • "US military power must be our tool of last resort, not our first. It should not be used as an answer to every problem we see around the world. Today, many of our greatest concerns cannot be solved or even addressed through force of arms."
  • 'We are not, I repeat, we are not seeking a new Cold War"
  • Confirms that his administration will work towards another doubling of US climate financing to UD100bn in order to support countries around the world to reduce emissions and combat the impacts of climate change.

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