The president warned that the « dark forces » that were present 80 years ago « never fade, » tying the lessons of history to the continued threats posed today during a commemoration of D-Day.
President Biden on Thursday warned of the present threat to democracy in Europe and beyond as he marked 80 years since the American-led invasion of Nazi-occupied France on D-Day, saying in Normandy that « the struggle between a dictatorship and freedom is unending » while pledging that « we will not walk away » from Ukraine.
« The price of unchecked tyranny is the blood of the young and the brave, » Mr. Biden said. « In their generation, in their hour of trial, the allied forces of D-Day did their duty. Now the question for us is, in our hour of trial, will we do ours? »
Speaking from a of the invasion of Nazi-occupied France by U.S.-led allied forces on D-Day, the president drew a parallel between the alliance eight decades ago and the NATO alliance today, saying D-Day was « a powerful illustration » of how alliances « make us stronger, » and noting that it’s a lesson that « I pray we Americans never forget. »
« Isolationism was not the answer 80 years ago and is not the answer today, » Mr. Biden said.
During the address, where he paid homage to the living veterans and those who lost their lives during World War II, the president warned that the « dark forces » that were present 80 years ago « never fade, » and he tied the lessons of history to the continued threats posed today as Ukraine fights off the Russian-led invasion.
