Obama in Berlin: 'America Has no Better Partner than Europe'

U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama said in a speech to the Berlin crowd, “There is no better partner than Europe”. He also added: "This is the moment when the world should support the millions of Iraqis who seek to rebuild their lives."

More than 200,000 people turned up in Berlin to listen to Barack Obama, according to German newspaper SPIEGEL. Before he gave the speech, he met the various German officials, including German Chancellor Merkel and Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit. When Obama entered the audience, the crowd chanted “Yes we can” after his campaign’s famous slogan. In his speech, Obama said the following to his audience:

This city knows the dream of freedom…People of the world look at Berlin. We cannot afford to be divided. On both sides of the Atlantic we have drifted apart and forgotten our shared destiny.

Obama asked people to "tear down new walls" between races, countries and religions. The old Berlin wall is no longer there but he said the new walls still exist between us. He said how Europe is very important partner for the U.S.

True partnership and true progress requires constant work and sustained sacrifice ... Requires allies who will learn from each other, listen to each other and most of all trust each other

Obama added that "America has no better partner than Europe." He wants countries on both sides to work together and fight terror. Regarding Iraq, he told the audience:

This is the moment when the world should support the millions of Iraqis who seek to rebuild their lives, even as we pass responsibility to the Iraqi government and finally bring this war to a close.

The audience cheered vociferously, according to SPIEGEL. Obama also said Afghanistan is vital as well.