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Barack Obama: Preventing mass atrocities and genocide is a core national security interest and a core moral responsibility of the…

On the recordAugust 3, 2011
Preventing mass atrocities and genocide is a core national security interest and a core moral responsibility of the United States of America.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Fact Sheet: President Obama Directs New Steps to Prevent Mass Atrocities and Impose Consequences on Serious Human Rights...

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