We've been able to build up the Afghan security forces and stabilize it. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The capacity of Iraq's security forces has improved, and Iraq's leaders have made strides toward political accommodation — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The interests we share as human beings are far more powerful than the forces that drive us apart. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Religious freedom doesn't mean you can force others to live by your own beliefs — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We should be more modest in our belief that we can impose democracy on a country through military force. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As Iraqi forces continue the liberation of Mosul, I'm pleased that NATO will be meeting the commitment we made in Warsaw to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
But having made my decision as Commander-in-Chief based on what I am convinced is our national security interests, I will seek authorization… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've seen how militarized gear can sometimes give people a feeling like there's an occupying force, as opposed to a force that's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is moments like these that force us to try harder, and dig deeper, and to discover gifts we never knew we… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
No, you can't deny women their basic rights and pretend it's about your 'religious freedom'. If you don't like birth control, don't… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We must begin by acknowledging a hard truth. We will not eradicate violent conflict in our lifetimes. There will be times when… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In the end, no amount of American forces can solve the political differences that lie at the heart of somebody else's civil… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I kept finding the same anguish, the same doubt; a self-contempt that neither irony nor intellect seemed able to deflect. Even DuBois’s… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The answers to our problems don't lie beyond our reach. They exist in our laboratories and universities; in our fields and our… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that there is a particular mindset that was on display in the run-up to the Iraq war that continues to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Evil does exist in the world. A non-violent movement could not have halted Hitler's armies. Negotiations cannot convince al Qaeda's leaders to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There are legitimate concerns and anxieties that the forces of globalisation are leaving too many people behind - and we have to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This counter-terrorism campaign will be waged through a steady, relentless effort to take out Isil wherever they exist, using our air power… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Even if the criticism is not always perfectly informed and in some cases I would deem unfair, just the noise, attention, fuss… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I know starting careers in troubled times is a challenge, but it is also a privilege. Because it's moments like these that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There is no military solution to the war in Iraq. Our troops can help suppress the violence, but they cannot solve its… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The authorization I propose would provide the flexibility to conduct ground combat operations in other more limited circumstances, such as rescue operations… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are very grateful for the vital contributions Germany has made to this fight, training local forces in Iraq, sharing intelligence providing… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe that for all our imperfections, we are full of decency and goodness, and that the forces that divide us are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I am living testimony to the moral force of non-violence. I know there's nothing weak - nothing passive - nothing naïve -… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
By the end of this decade, a majority of our Navy and Air Force fleets will be based out of the Pacific,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The UK is an extraordinary partner for America and a force for good in an unstable world. I hope it remains strong,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The challenge there is that ISIL doesn't have an air force, so the damage done there is not against ISIL, it's against… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There's no way to resolve Syria without Iran being involved, given its financing of Assad and the fact that Hezbollah is probably… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I agree with the basic principle that anybody who wants to serve in our armed forces and make sacrifices on our behalf,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
To overcome extremism, we must also be vigilant in upholding the values our troops defend because there is no force in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You bomb ISIL. You're not trying to bomb innocent people. And that requires intelligence and confidence in our military to be able… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
US intelligence agencies will only use such data to meet specific security requirements: counterintelligence, counterterrorism, counterproliferation, cybersecurity, force protection for our troops… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I thought Brittany Packnett, who was one of the Ferguson activists, really interesting, smart young lady, really impressive - you might want… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Mr Speaker, Mr Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans, last month I went to Andrews Air Force Base… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There's been a lot of talk about body cameras as a silver bullet or a solution. I think the task force concluded… — 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
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
