Barack Obama: “The United States cannot and should not put ourselves in a situation…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2016

The United States cannot and should not put ourselves in a situation or in a position to be the world's policeman.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Josh Earnest

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Barack Obama: “The United States cannot and should not put ourselves in a situation or in a position to be the world's policeman.”