Barack Obama Courageous Quotes — Page 15

Barack Obama

Politician

Courageous

“But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no.”

Thinking War Answers

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Barack Obama

Politician

Courageous

“We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated.”

Real Enemy Patriotic

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Courageous

“I said that America’s role would be limited; that we would not put ground troops into Libya; that we would focus our unique capabilities on the front end of the operation and that we would transfer responsibility to our allies and partners.”

America Responsibility Unique

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Courageous

“For more than four decades, the Libyan people have been ruled by a tyrant - Moammar Gaddafi. He has denied his people freedom, exploited their wealth, murdered opponents at home and abroad, and terrorized innocent people around the world - including Americans who were killed by Libyan agents.”

People Home Tyrants

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Courageous

“What I worry about would be that you essentially have two chambers, the House and the Senate, but you have simply, majoritarian, absolute power on either side. And that's just not what the founders intended.”

Two Government Worry

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Courageous

“So while I will never minimize the costs involved in military action, I am convinced that a failure to act in Libya would have carried a far greater price for America.”

America Military Cost

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Courageous

“I'll change the posture of our federal government from being one of the most anti-science administrations in American history to one that embraces science and technology.”

Government Technology Administration

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Courageous

“In the fight against ISIL, we cannot rely on an Assad regime that terrorizes its people; a regime that will never regain the legitimacy it has lost. Instead, we must strengthen the opposition as the best counterweight to extremists like ISIL, while pursuing the political solution necessary to solve Syria's crisis once and for all.”

People Fighting Islamic

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Courageous

“It will take time to eradicate a cancer like Isil. And any time we take military action, there are risks involved - especially to the servicemen and women who carry out these missions. But I want the American people to understand how this effort will be different from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It will not involve American combat troops fighting on foreign soil.”

War Military Cancer

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Courageous

“I refuse to condemn your generation and future generations to a planet that's beyond fixing.”

Generations Climate Change Fixing

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Courageous

“For the Palestinians' efforts to delegitimize Israel will end in failure. Palestinian leaders will not achieve peace or prosperity if Hamas insists on a path of terror and rejection. And Palestinians will never realize their independence by denying the right of Israel to exist.”

Effort Israel Rejection

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Courageous

“For top executives to award themselves these kinds of compensation packages in the midst of this economic crisis isn't just bad taste, it's bad strategy, and I will not tolerate it as president.”

President Awards Greed

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