Barack Obama actually said...

I'm optimistic that we can continue to make important strides in moving forward because both the Pakistani people and the American people have suffered terribly from terrorism in the past.

Context

Remarks Following a Meeting With Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan

10/22/2013

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