12/08/2009
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"A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. No Americans were harmed. They took care to avoid civilian casualties."
"This step will strengthen our relations with our African friends and allies."
"Let us remember that we can do these things not just because of wealth or power, but because of who we are: one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
"I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Usama bin Laden."