The President's Weekly Address
06/19/2009
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I have no greater honor than serving as your President and Commander in Chief.
Iraq is not a perfect place. It has many challenges ahead, but we're leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant Iraq.
He said there's no American military solution in Iraq but when we find this situation like we do on that mountain, the humanitarian mission,...
He will conduct the airstrikes to protect the U.S. forces and personnel.