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Barack Obama Quotes about Military

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Keeping our military strong means keepin' our families strong.

Keeping our military strong means keepin' our families strong.

Strong, Military, Mean

Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com

So long as I'm Commander-in-Chief, we will sustain the strongest military the world has ever known. When you take off the uniform, we will serve you as well as you've served us - because no one who fights for this country should have to fight for a job, or a roof over their head, or the care that they need when they come home.

Country, Jobs, Military

Second Democratic Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech, delivered 6 September 2012, Charlotte, North Carolina

Despite all the noise and hullabaloo - military cooperation, intelligence cooperation, all of that has continued. We have defended them consistently in every imaginable way. But I also believe that both for our national interests and Israel's national interests that allowing an ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians that could get worse and worse over time is a problem. And that settlements contribute.

Military, Believe, Israel

Source: www.cbsnews.com

To ensure prosperity here at home and peace abroad, we all share the belief we have to maintain the strongest military on the planet.

Military, Home, America

We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.

Strong, Powerful, Military

YouTube Channel "squawkboxnoise"/"Obama Civilian Security", www.youtube.com. July 17, 2008.

The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation.

Military, President, Doe

"It's too easy for presidents to go to war" by Julian Zelizer, www.cnn.com. March 28, 2011.

Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago.

Military, Patriotic, Pride

2004 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address, delivered 27 July 2004, Fleet Center, Boston

Those who threaten Israel threaten us. Israel has always faced these threats on the frontlines. And I will bring to the White House an unshakable commitment to Israel's security. That starts with insuring Israel's qualitative military advantage. I will insure that Israel can defend itself from any threat - from Gaza to Tehran.

Military, Commitment, Israel

Obama's speech at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), www.npr.org. June 4, 2008.

In Iraq and Syria, American leadership - including our military power - is stopping ISIL's advance, instead of getting dragged into another ground war in the Middle East, we are leading a broad coalition, including Arab nations, to degrade and ultimately destroy this terrorist group.

Leadership, Military, War

Sixth Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 20 January 2015

Whether we like it or not, we remain a dominant military superpower.

Military, Superpower, Dominant

Barack Obama's Press Conference at the Nuclear Security Summit, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. April 13, 2010.

We'll build new ties of trade and of commerce, culture and education that unleash the potential of the Iraqi people.

Military, Ties, People

"Remarks by the President on Ending the War in Iraq". obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. October 21, 2011.

Military surge in Afghanistan to eliminate the Taliban.

Military, Afghanistan, Taliban

The authorization I propose would provide the flexibility to conduct ground combat operations in other more limited circumstances, such as rescue operations involving U.S. or coalition personnel or the use of special operations forces to take military action against ISIL leadership, it would also authorize the use of U.S. forces in situations where ground combat operations are not expected or intended, such as intelligence collection and sharing, missions to enable kinetic strikes or the provision of operational planning and other forms of advice and assistance to partner forces.

Leadership, Military, Advice

"Obama opens door to 'limited' ground combat operations against ISIS", www.foxnews.com. February 11, 2015.

So while I will never minimize the costs involved in military action, I am convinced that a failure to act in Libya would have carried a far greater price for America.

Military, America, Cost

Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on Libya, National Defense University, Washington, D.C., obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. March 28, 2011.

We will continue to deepen our engagement using every element of American power - diplomacy, military, economic development, the power of our values and our ideals.

Military, Memorable, Engagement

Remarks by President Obama at the University of Queensland, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. November 15, 2014.

No other country in the world does what we do. On every issue, the world turns to us, not simply because of the size of our economy or our military might - but because of the ideals we stand for, and the burdens we bear to advance them.

Country, Military, Issues

Fifth Presidential State of the Union, delivered 28 January 2014

We should be more modest in our belief that we can impose democracy on a country through military force.

Country, Military, Historical

Barack Obama (2009). “Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House”

Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military.

Military, War, Iraq

Speech to the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, July 12, 2004.

I have made it a top priority for my administration to deepen cooperation with Israel across the whole spectrum of security issues - intelligence, military, technology.

Military, Technology, Israel

Remarks by the President at Signing of the United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. July 27, 2012.

My Administration will not authorize the indefinite military detention without trial of American citizens. Indeed, I believe that doing so would break with our most important traditions and values as a Nation.

Military, Believe, Important

Barack Obama's speech on H.R. 1540, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. December 31, 2011.

We can't, you know, use our military to make sure the planet doesn't get warmer. And so that kind of leadership, of being able to bring people together, to apply practical commonsense solutions based on facts, based on science, based on what works you know, that's been the approach I have taken consistently as a public servant. That's the kind of style that I think we need in the presidency right now.

Military, Taken, Thinking

Source: www.cbsnews.com

Even limited military actions end up carrying with them great costs and unintended consequences.

Military, Cost, Action

Interview with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. August 10, 2015.

We've evolved a lot since 9/11 also, in terms of our law enforcement capabilities, our intelligence capabilities, military, counterterrorism.

Military, Law, Enforcement

Source: www.nbcnews.com

One of the great things about the United States is that when it comes to world affairs, the president obviously is the leader of the Executive Branch, the Commander-in-Chief, the spokesperson for the nation, but the influence and the work that we have is the result not just of the president, it is the result of countless interactions and arrangements and relationships between our military and other militaries, and our diplomats and other diplomats, the intelligence officers and development workers.

Military, Leader, President

"Report: Obama Holds First News Conference Since Election". "CNN Newsroom", www.cnn.com. November 14, 2016.

If you look at the current Mosul campaign against ISIL, for example the few thousand troops that we have there to support that effort allows the Iraqi military to move forward in an effective way.

Military, Moving, Support

Source: abcnews.go.com

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Born: b. August 4, 1961
Occupation: 44th U.S. President

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