the new ally, and i also want to thank the president of sweden and the prime minister of norway, where we have had a great relationship, and fredrickson of denmark, and the daughter of ireland, the daughteda dau daughter of ireland, and you can tell that is freudian and thinking of home, but iceland, and so i understand that we are standing at an inflection point of history, and where the decisions that we make now will determine the course of history for the next four or five or six decades and we this week have affirmeded how the united states and finland together, together will set us on a stronger, and safer and more secure path and not just for europe and not just for nato, but for the world. in vilnius, nato met with 31
catastrophe, i believe there is an incredible catastrophe, i believe there is an incredible opportunity. notjust for the united states but for all of us. we are the united states but for all of us. we are standing at an inflection point we are standing at an inflection point of we are standing at an inflection point of history. we have the ability point of history. we have the ability to point of history. we have the ability to invest in ourselves and build ability to invest in ourselves and build an ability to invest in ourselves and build an equitable clean energy future build an equitable clean energy future and in the process create millions future and in the process create millions of future and in the process create millions of good paying jobs and opportunities around the world. cleaner opportunities around the world. cleaner air for our children, opportunities around the world. cleanerairfor our children, more cleaner air for our children, more bountiful clea
the global stage. that america is not only back to recentering some of those global alliance norms that we know his predecessor did not necessarily respect or adhere to, but is also ready to lead. and lead on all of these global challenges that you talked about there. on covid, on climate, on protecting democratic values that we have to remember, he s delivering that message to some nato allies who are a little bit skeptical. because there have been some fissures recently. even with the withdrawal the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan, we know that both the uk and france and other nato allies were a little peeved at how that unfolded. we know france was felt that they were left out in the cold a bit with the uk and australia really to counter china. and some of those fissures and fractures still have to be dealt with. that does exist. but where biden s big language that s commensurate with the united nations general assembly stage about this decisive decade and inflection point of hi