Barack Obama: “And I'm responsible for the deployment of thousands of young Americans…”

On the recordDecember 9, 2009

And I'm responsible for the deployment of thousands of young Americans to battle in a distant land. Some will kill and some will be killed.

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Obama acknowledges his responsibility for military deployments and the consequences of war.

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