Barack Obama: “We face a determined and ruthless enemy, but we go forward with…”

On the recordMay 11, 2010

We face a determined and ruthless enemy, but we go forward with confidence because we have something that our adversaries do not.

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The President's News Conference With President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan

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