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Barack Obama: If somebody was sending rockets into my house where my two daughters sleep at night, I'm going to do everything in my…

On the recordDecember 29, 2008
If somebody was sending rockets into my house where my two daughters sleep at night, I'm going to do everything in my power to stop that and I would expect Israelis to do the same thing.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Barack Obama comments on the need for Israel to defend itself against rocket attacks.

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