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Weapons Quotes by Barack Obama

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Weapons that were designed for soldiers in war theaters don't belong on our streets. The quotes say the United States will work to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon and that oil can be used as a weapon against America. They also mention concerns about large stockpiles and chemical arms.

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Weapons of war have no place on our streets

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Assault weapons ban reintroduced...

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What is true is [Bashar] Assad got rid of his chemical weapons.

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National legislation will prevent other states' flawed concealed-weapons laws from threatening the safety of Illinois residents,

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Iran won't pursue nuclear weapons because 'it's contrary to their faith.'

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Before I even came into office, I said that preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon was a priority.

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As long as I'm president of the United States Iran will not get a nuclear weapon. I made that clear when I…

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The United States will do what we must to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

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Weapons that were designed for soldiers in war theaters don't belong on our streets.

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The notion that we would condition Iran not getting nuclear weapons in a verifiable deal on Iran recognizing Israel is really akin…

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We have a historic opportunity to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons in Iran, and to do so peacefully, with the international…

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I don't want my generals or my defense secretary or my national-security team to ever feel deploying weapons to kill people as…

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His peaceful resistance shook the foundations of an empire, exposed the emptiness of a repressive ideology, and proved that moral leadership is…

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If 90 percent or 95 percent of those - chemical stockpiles [in Syria] were eliminated, that's a lot of chemical weapons that…

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I am confident that Assad's days are numbered. But what we can't do is to simply suggest that, as Governor Romney at…

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The other thing is going to be me being able to show not just the American people or the Israeli people but…

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They assert that their program is purely peaceful. . . . We want them to demonstrate clearly in the actions they propose…

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Ultimately, only diplomacy can bring about a durable solution to the challenge posed by Iran's nuclear program. As President and Commander in…

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When it comes to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, I will take no options off the table. ... That includes…

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I would have I think made a bigger mistake if I had said, "Eh, chemical weapons. That doesn't really change my calculus."…

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Everything we've done has been designed to make sure that we address that number one priority. That's what the sanctions regime was…

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We have to find ways in which, collectively, we agree there's some things that government needs to do to help protect us,…

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We have to enforce the laws we've already got, make sure that we're keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, those…

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Now let me be clear - I suffer no illusions about Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal man. A ruthless man. A…

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And, as a consequence of the pressure that we've applied over the last couple of weeks, we have Syria -- for the…

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When I touched my hand against the Western Wall and placed my prayer between its ancient stones, I thought of all the…

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Iran has made vile comments, anti-Semitic comments, comments about the destruction of Israel. It is precisely for that reason that even before…

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Peace is not just the absence of war. True peace depends upon creating the opportunity that makes life worth living. And to…

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We [USA] don't have diplomatic leverage to eliminate every vestige of a peaceful nuclear program in Iran. What we do have the…

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The alternative, no limits on Iran's nuclear program, no inspections, an Iran that's closer to a nuclear weapon, the risk of regional…

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Iran will for sure have pledged to the international community that it will not develop a nuclear weapon, and now will be…

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We have concerns whenever we see people who have large stockpiles of weapons, or appear to be in the process of accumulating…

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The single biggest threat that we face is a nuclear weapon or some weapon of mass destruction. What that means is that…

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Our enemies are fully aware that they can use oil as a weapon against America. And if we don't take this threat…

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What we can do is make sure that Afghanistan is not a safe haven for Al Qaeda. What we can do it…

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I don't regret at all saying that if I saw Bashar al-Assad using chemical weapons on his people that that would change…

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I am not in favor of concealed weapons. I think that creates a potential atmosphere where more innocent people could (get shot…

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Here's the truth: the Soviet Union had thousands of nuclear weapons, and Iran doesn't have a single one. But when the world…

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Iran's Supreme Court has issued a fatwa against the development of nuclear weapons. President [Hassan] Rouhani has indicated Iran will never develop…

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When I came into office, the world was divided. Iran was resurgent. Iran is at its weakest point, economically, strategically, militarily, then…

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Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us…