Barack Obama actually said...

Change is never easy, and I applaud Secretary Gates and his team for undertaking this critical effort to support our men and women in uniform and strengthen our national security.

Context

Statement on Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates's Fiscal Reform Agenda

08/08/2010

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