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US President Barack Obama speaks about US and NATO involvement in military action against Libya during a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, DC, March 28, 2011.
Wednesday, Mar. 30, 2011

Open quoteAs President, I refused to wait for the images of slaughter and mass graves before taking action.Close quote

  • PRESIDENT OBAMA,
  • speaking in a televised address about his decision to commit U.S. troops to the U.N.-mandated military operations in Libya in order to stop a potential "massacre"
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