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Friday, Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State, met with Christian leaders at the new Cathedral of the Nativity in Cairo, Egypt to discuss the Trump administrations Foreign policy for the region. "I am confident we will continue to ensure that the kind of rise ISIS had under the Obama administration doesn't occur again," Pompeo said. "The threat from radical Islamic terrorism is going to be with us for a while, and we’re determined to stay at it and continue to make sure that the resurgence of large land-based caliphates like ISIS don’t happen on our watch," Pompeo said. https://twitter.com/The_NewArab/status/1083603540726202368 IT IS ALMOST AS IF HE KNEW A BUILDER https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1081928260093652999 https://twitter.com/SecPompeo/status/1083480233464999936 ABOUT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM "Religious freedom it’s at the heart of all the freedoms that every individual should have, right? Every human being has the dignity that comes with their life and religious freedom is a central element to that. For individuals to be able to worship in the way they want or if they choose not to worship, so be it. To have that in this place too is so special, a place which isn’t everywhere here in the Middle East. For President Sisi to have done this is really special and, I think, important to Cairo, to Egypt, and to the world. He has really taken to heart the idea of religious freedom and he’s done so with great power and great courage, and he is to be lauded for that," said Pompeo. "I want people throughout the Middle East and the world to know that America’s involvement in the Middle East is absolutely a force for good. We come here with no intention to oppress or to dominate, but rather to free, to create opportunities for every individual throughout the Middle East to live their life, to have the freedoms that we are all so blessed to have in the United States. The work that the Kurdish forces did with us alongside in Syria has been important. It took down a caliphate, 99 percent of the real estate that was held by ISIS. We remember people sitting in cages being burned. Seems like a long time ago, but frankly, it’s the good work that the United States did with a big coalition. And we’ll work with the Turks to make sure that there’s security for them as well and that the Kurdish people in Syria are indeed protected," he said. Full State Department Transcript  END TO OBAMA ERA DOMINATION-CALIPHATE  “This is an important moment in our history,” Sisi said in a speech as he opened the cathedral. “We are one and we will remain one,” he added, referring to Egyptian Christians and Muslims. “On this day we see you have fulfilled this promise and here we are witnessing a great opening on this grand occasion,” the head of the Coptic church Pope Tawadros II said. He will preside over midnight mass later in the evening with Sisi in attendance. U.S. President Donald Trump also praised the opening of the church and the mosque. “Excited to see our friends in Egypt opening the biggest Cathedral in the Middle East. President Al-Sisi is moving his country to a more inclusive future,” Trump tweeted on Sunday. Full Article Read the full article