The death of a child is an incredible tragedy all over the world. Back in 1990, about 12 percent of children were dying before they reached the age of 5.
Whether it was the 9/11 attacks, Paris shooting, or the attack on the Taj, people across the world mourn the collective loss.
The action we take and the decisions we make in this decade will have consequences far into this century. If America shows weakness and uncertainty, the world will drift toward tragedy. That will not happen on my watch.
The world is a more tragic and dangerous place when American isn't leading and, under this president, we have not been leading.
28,000 people were killed in the world last year by terrorists. Every death is a tragedy but we should keep this in perspective, After all, over 30,000 people last year were victims of gun death in the United States alone.
Seventeen million people around the world lost their lives in the first world war, countless suffered and were marred for life.
If you were president 50 years ago, the tragedy in Syria might not even penetrate what the American people were thinking about on a day to day basis. Today, they're seeing vivid images of a child in the aftermath of a bombing.
Young people are dying for no reason all over the world that don't know why. It's ugly, everywhere.
When something tragic happens in the world and I realize that, for the most part, I am powerless to stop it.
