Barack Obama actually said...

But you also cannot, over the long term or even the medium term, deal with this problem by having the United States serially occupy various countries all around the Middle East.

Context

Obama explains the limitations of military occupation in addressing Middle Eastern conflicts.

12/24/2022

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