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Barack Obama: We believed this was an Al-Qaeda compound, that no civilians were present and that capturing these terrorists was not…

On the recordApril 22, 2015
We believed this was an Al-Qaeda compound, that no civilians were present and that capturing these terrorists was not possible.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

President Obama explains the rationale behind the drone strike that resulted in the deaths of hostages.

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