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On the recordMarch 9, 2011
History is on the side of the Libyan people, and they're going to be the ones who determine their future.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Briefing by National Security Advisor Tom Donilon and Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes on Libya and the Middle East.

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