“Villages and entire valleys were obliterated,” Mr. Obama said. “It is important that we remember today,” Mr. Obama told an audience of 1,075, including a scattering of Buddhist monks in saffron robes. It was a day that mixed America’s wartime legacy in Southeast Asia with Mr. Obama’s hopes for a future of deeper engagement with the region. Photo“The bottom line is this,” Mr. Obama said. “Failure to move ahead with TPP wouldn’t just have economic consequences,” Mr. Obama said.

Source: New York Times September 06, 2016 09:52 UTC