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Barack Obama: “Well, I think that if he was -- if he was captured alive, then we would make a decision to bring the full weight of not…”

On the recordJuly 31, 2008
Well, I think that if he was -- if he was captured alive, then we would make a decision to bring the full weight of not only U.S. justice, but world justice down on him.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Barack Obama discusses the potential consequences for Osama bin Laden if captured, emphasizing the need for justice.

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