On the recordMay 2, 2011
Look, I think President Obama deserves enormous credit. It was a tough decision. It landed on his desk. As Harry Truman famously said, 'The buck stops here.'
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transcripts.cnn.comPaul Wolfowitz: “Look, I think President Obama deserves enormous credit. It was a tough decision. It landed on his desk. As Harry Truman…”
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Wolfowitz discusses President Obama's decision-making regarding the operation that killed Osama bin Laden.
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