Barack Obama actually said...

We honor the lives that were lost, both American and Iraqi, to bring about a functioning democracy in a country that previously had been ruled by a vicious dictator.

Context

Remarks Following a Meeting With Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of Iraq and an Exchange With Reporters

10/31/2013

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