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
America can't provide health care to people who need it. We can't invest in science and technology, which will determine whether or… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I would say that I have been consistent in my broad view of how American power should be deployed, and the view… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are committed to a world in which we keep America safe, but we recognize that our power doesn't just flow from… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I can think about what [Mahatma] Gandhi said or [Martin Luther] King said about violence begetting violence, and still be true to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, Governor, we also have… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When it comes to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, I will take no options off the table. ... That includes… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
No other country in the world does what we do. On every issue, the world turns to us, not simply because of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In recent years, we've become enamored with our own past success. Lulled into complacency by the glitter of our own achievements. We've… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
America must always lead on the world stage. If we don't, no one else will. The military that you have joined is,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We can't, you know, use our military to make sure the planet doesn't get warmer. And so that kind of leadership, of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Let's be grateful for what we have. Let's be mindful of those who have less. Let's appreciate those who hold a special… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In Iraq and Syria, American leadership - including our military power - is stopping ISIL's advance, instead of getting dragged into another… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The United States often finds itself in a situation where if it goes in militarily then it is criticized for going in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Despite all the noise and hullabaloo - military cooperation, intelligence cooperation, all of that has continued. We have defended them consistently in… — 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
No U.S. soldier ever dies in vain because they're carrying out the missions of their commander in chief. And we honor all… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As Commander in Chief, I will maintain the strongest military in the world, keep faith with our troops and go after those… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We can't discount how scary and shaken not just the Turkish government is, but Turkish society is. Imagine if you had some… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Israel has legitimate concerns about its security relative to Iran. I mean, you have a large country with a significant military that… — 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
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