On the recordMarch 20, 2011
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.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “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…”
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Obama explains the necessity of military action against Gadhafi's forces.
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