Barack Obama: “I've made clear, just as President Bush did shortly after 9/11, that…”

On the recordApril 30, 2011

I've made clear, just as President Bush did shortly after 9/11, that our war is not against Islam.

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Barack Obama: “I've made clear, just as President Bush did shortly after 9/11, that our war is not against Islam.”