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| Worth a read and a RT: President Obama on the future of our fight against terrorism --> , |
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| President Obama on today's Senate confirmation of Sri Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit: |
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| Congrats to winner Sabrina Brady—whose work was inspired by her father's return from serving in Iraq: |
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| President Obama: "That strength of character and bond of fellowship, that refutation of fear—that is both our sword and our shield." |
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| Obama: "Victory will be measured in parents taking their kids to school; immigrants coming to our shores; fans taking in a ballgame." |
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| Obama: "Our victory against terrorism won’t be measured in a surrender ceremony on a battleship, or a statue being pulled to the ground." |
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| President Obama: "America, we have faced down dangers far greater than al Qaeda by staying true to the values of our founding." |
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| Obama: "There is no justification beyond politics for Congress to prevent us from closing a facility that should never have been opened." |
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| President Obama: "Our systematic effort to dismantle terrorist organizations must continue. But this war, like all wars, must end." |
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| President Obama: "American leadership has always been elevated by our ability to connect with peoples’ hopes, and not simply their fears." |
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| President Obama: "Foreign assistance cannot be viewed as charity. It is fundamental to our national security." |
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| "The peaceful realization of individual aspirations will serve as a rebuke to violent extremists." —Obama on transitions to democracy |
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| Obama: "The use of force must be seen as part of a larger discussion we need to have about a comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy." |
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| Obama: “America does not take strikes to punish individuals—we act against terrorists who pose a continuing and imminent threat.” |
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| President Obama: "My Administration has worked vigorously to establish a framework that governs our use of force against terrorists." |
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| Obama: "We must define our effort not as a boundless ‘global war on terror’—but rather as a series of persistent, targeted efforts." |
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| President Obama: “First, we must finish the work of defeating al Qaeda and its associated forces.” |
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| President Obama: “We need all elements of national power to win a battle of wills and a battle of ideas.” |
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| “We must make decisions based not on fear, but hard-earned wisdom.” —President Obama on our approach to fighting terrorism |
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| "Now is the time to ask ourselves hard questions—about the nature of today’s threats, and how we should confront them." —President Obama |
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