“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind.”
“We did a pause to try to get an agreement with the Iranian people to allow oil to flow without them attacking it.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“The only reason why the U.S. is conducting strikes is against assets of Iran that are being used to attack global commercial shipping.”
“We cannot afford to leave Kentucky behind, Alabama behind, Mississippi behind, Georgia behind, South Carolina behind.”

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On the recordJanuary 11, 2017
Our public lands and waters are treasured in part because they tell the story of our Nation.
Said by
Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

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Memorandum on Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Our National Parks

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