03/18/2009
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"Preventing mass atrocities is a responsibility that all nations share."
"The actions that can be taken are many--they range from economic to diplomatic interventions, and from non-combat military actions to outright intervention."
"Accordingly, I hereby direct the establishment of an interagency Atrocities Prevention Board within 120 days from the date of this Presidential Study Directive."
"America's reputation suffers, and our ability to bring about change is constrained, when we are perceived as idle in the face of mass atrocities and genocide."