Barack Obama actually said...

The use of force is not our first choice, and it's not a choice that I make lightly. But we cannot stand idly by when a tyrant tells his people that there will be no mercy.

Context

Obama explains the necessity of military action against Gadhafi's forces.

03/20/2011

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