Barack Obama said "I knew that we had the finest fighting force in the world and that if I gave a command to our troops, they would be able to accomplish that mission." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 22, 2011

I knew that we had the finest fighting force in the world and that if I gave a command to our troops, they would be able to accomplish that mission.

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