It's not surprising, then, ... by Barack Obama, an American President

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“It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”

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Name: Barack Obama

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Aug 4, 1961

Profession: President

Lyndon B. Johnson Rutherford B. Hayes Harry S. Truman

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I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.

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A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, 'Huh. It works. It makes sense.'

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The United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam.

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Of course, violence will not end with our combat mission. Extremists will continue to set off bombs, attack Iraqi civilians and try to spark sectarian strife. But ultimately, these terrorists will fail to achieve their goals.

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We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.

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