As the FBI works tirelessly to piece together the contact of Ahmad Khan Rahami, the Muslim Afghan immigrant that planned to kill Americans with pipe bombs placed in trash cans at multiple locations in New York and New Jersey, President Obama is gearing up to take in more Muslim immigrants from terrorist hot-spots. At his final address before the United Nation on Tuesday, the president called on the world to show more “empathy” toward Syrian refugees, stating: “We have to open our hearts and do more to help refugees who are desperate for a home. We have to have the empathy to see ourselves.”

While Obama pleaded for “cooperation” when it comes to absorbing more migrants, he only made passing mention of the “medieval menace” of ISIS.

In a professorial tone, a classically pedantic Obama appeared focused on lecturing the world about its “responsibilities” to take in refugees from Syria rather than an end to the bloodshed within Syria. Indeed, the kind of “empathy” Obama demanded explicitly excluded the possibility of US leadership in the Middle East. Downplaying the power of America to enact positive change, the president seemed to suggest the main role the United States could play in today’s world as a passive observer.

“As President of the United States, I know that for most of human history, power has not been unipolar,” he told international delegates at the UN General Assembly, adding:

The end of the Cold War may have led too many to forget this truth. I’ve noticed as President that at times, both America’s adversaries and some of our allies believe that all problems were either caused by Washington or could be solved by Washington — and perhaps too many in Washington believed that as well.

Translation: The United States is unwilling to stop Russian aggression in the Middle East. Syria will continue to burn as Syrian and Russian jets bomb civilians compounding the refugee crisis. Meanwhile, it’s up to America to take in the refugees fleeing the war.

Obama’s call for more refugees at the UN preceded a refugee summit with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon alongside delegates from Mexico, Sweden Germany, Ethiopia, and Canada. The meeting will revolve around the prospect of further cooperation and coordination in streamlining refugee absorption programs.

Watch Obama’s full speech at the UN below: