Barack Obama: “This is not an American problem or a Mexican problem or a Chilean…”

On the recordJune 22, 2009

This is not an American problem or a Mexican problem or a Chilean problem; this is a world problem.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks Following a Meeting With President Michelle Bachelet Jeria of Chile and an Exchange With Reporters

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