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Barack Obama: If the U.S. goes in and attacks another country without a U.N. mandate and without clear evidence that can be presented…

On the recordAugust 22, 2013
If the U.S. goes in and attacks another country without a U.N. mandate and without clear evidence that can be presented, then there are questions in terms of whether international law supports it.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama's caution against military action without U.N. support or clear evidence.

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