Barack Obama actually said...

It's important that we are prepared so that whether it's for search-and-rescue missions, whether it's for national security reasons, whether it's for commercial reasons, that we have much greater capabilities than we currently have.

Context

Remarks Prior to a Boat Tour of Kenai Fjords National Park in Seward

08/31/2015

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