Barack Obama actually said...

I have stated that I believe that our civilian aid efforts in Afghanistan have not been as successful as I would have liked due to a number of factors.

Context

Obama reflects on the challenges faced by U.S. aid efforts in Afghanistan.

05/19/2009

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