Barack Obama actually said...

The necessary shared effort will not begin in earnest unless and until the United States leads the charge.

Obama emphasized the need for U.S. leadership in global emissions reduction.

07/06/2009

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We currently trade over $200 billion with these countries; that trade is growing significantly.

I want to assure you that the American people continue to stand beside you and ready to help in any way they can.

We are bound together by a common belief and a common concern for our people, their aspirations, their hopes, their dreams.

We have committed here in Honolulu to dedicate the resources necessary to conclude this landmark agreement as rapidly as possible.