Barack Obama: “Our foreign policy can't just be about war, it's also got to be about…”

On the recordAugust 2, 2011

Our foreign policy can't just be about war, it's also got to be about peace.

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Remarks at a Democratic National Committee Fundraiser in Chicago

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Barack Obama: “Our foreign policy can't just be about war, it's also got to be about peace.”