Barack Obama actually said...

the situation in or in relation to Cote d'Ivoire continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.

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Message to the Congress on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in or in Relation to Côte d...

02/02/2012

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