[Our troops in Iraq and Afganistan] does give us the ability to make sure that we are strengthening those folk who are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And we remember the end of our combat mission and the emergence of a new dawn -- the precision of our efforts… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our priority is to go after ISIL. And so what we have said is that we are not engaging in a military… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have made it clear that we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country, wherever they are. That means I will… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the challenges over the last decade is America has done experiments in nation building in places like Iraq and Afghanistan… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Some of the same politicians and pundits that are so quick to reject the possibility of a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I had said from the start that I thought Iraq was a mistake, that we should have stayed focused on Afghanistan. I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You know, the truth is that right after 9/11, I had a (flag) pin. Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we're talking… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Now let me be clear - I suffer no illusions about Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal man. A ruthless man. A… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief that out of the ashes of war,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We will send an additional 475 service members to Iraq. As I have said before, these American forces will not have a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Because of you, in Afghanistan we've broken the momentum of the Taliban. Because of you, we've begun a transition to the Afghans… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It will take time to eradicate a cancer like Isil. And any time we take military action, there are risks involved -… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So here's what I want you to know, and here's what I want all our men and women in uniform to know: Because of… — Barack Obama Copy Share
As opposed to getting into arguments about, well, these folks have been treated fairly so now we're going to be doing things that, very… — Barack Obama Copy Share
What we've said to the girls is: 'If you guys ever decide that you're going to get a tattoo, then mommy and me will… — Barack Obama Copy Share
All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America.… — Barack Obama Copy Share
The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found. — Barack Obama Copy Share
That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we… — Barack Obama Copy Share
I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an… — Barack Obama Copy Share
So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when… — Barack Obama Copy Share
I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in… — Barack Obama Copy Share
We had a farewell dinner for some of my senior staff, and generally everybody likes to talk about how cool I was. — Barack Obama Copy Share
It's good to get fresh legs in [the White house]. I think that it refreshes our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share
Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us… — Barack Obama Copy Share
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