Barack Obama actually said...

Under General Allen's command, we have made important progress towards our core goal of defeating Al Qaida and ensuring they can never return to a sovereign Afghanistan.

Context

Statement on the Nominations of General John R. Allen To Be Supreme Allied Commander Europe and General Joseph F. Dunford

10/09/2012

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...

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