Barack Obama: “When innocents are being slaughtered and global security endangered…”

On the recordJune 21, 2011

When innocents are being slaughtered and global security endangered, we don't have to choose between standing idly by or acting on our own.

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Obama emphasizes the need for international action to protect civilians in Libya.

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