On the recordJune 28, 2013
The United States cannot do it by itself.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “The United States cannot do it by itself.”
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Remarks at a Young African Leaders Initiative Town Hall Meeting and a Question-and-Answer Session in Johannesburg
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