Barack Obama: “Our goal is not to build a country in America's image or to eradicate…”

On the recordApril 30, 2012

Our goal is not to build a country in America's image or to eradicate every vestige of the Taliban.

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Obama explains the rationale behind the U.S. military strategy in Afghanistan.

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