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On the recordNovember 30, 2009
Our overarching goal remains the same: to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat Al Qaida in Afghanistan and Pakistan and to prevent its capacity to threaten America and our allies in the future.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at the United States Military Academy at West Point

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