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The President:
Vice President Pence,

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Secretary
of State Tillerson,

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members of the Cabinet,
General Dunford,

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Deputy Secretary
Shanahan,

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and Colonel Duggan.

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Most especially,
thank you to the men

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and women of Fort Myer

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and every member
of the United States

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military at home
and abroad.

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We send our thoughts
and prayers

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to the families
of our brave sailors

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who were injured and lost

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after a tragic
collision at sea,

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as well as
to those conducting

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the search
and recovery efforts.

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I am here tonight to lay
out our path forward

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in Afghanistan
and South Asia.

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But before I provide
the details

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of our new strategy,

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I want to say a few words

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to the servicemembers
here with us tonight,

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to those watching
from their posts,

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and to all Americans
listening at home.

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Since the founding
of our republic,

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our country has produced
a special class of heroes

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whose selflessness,
courage,

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and resolve is unmatched
in human history.

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American patriots from
every generation

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have given their last
breath on the battlefield

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for our nation

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and for our freedom.

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Through their lives --

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and though their lives
were cut short,

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in their deeds
they achieved

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total immortality.

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By following the heroic
example of those

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who fought to preserve
our republic,

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we can find
the inspiration

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our country needs
to unify, to heal,

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and to remain
one nation under God.

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The men and women
of our military operate

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as one team,

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with one shared mission,

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and one shared
sense of purpose.

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They transcend
every line of race,

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ethnicity, creed,

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and color
to serve together --

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and sacrifice together --

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in absolutely
perfect cohesion.

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That is because
all servicemembers

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are brothers and sisters.

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They're all part
of the same family;

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it's called
the American family.

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They take the same oath,
fight for the same flag,

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and live according
to the same law.

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They are bound together
by common purpose,

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mutual trust,

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and selfless devotion
to our nation

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and to each other.

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The soldier understands
what we, as a nation,

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too often forget
that a wound

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inflicted upon a single
member of our community

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is a wound
inflicted upon us all.

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When one part of America
hurts, we all hurt.

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And when one citizen
suffers an injustice,

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we all suffer together.

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Loyalty to our nation
demands loyalty

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to one another.

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Love for America

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requires love
for all of its people.

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When we open our hearts
to patriotism,

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there is no room
for prejudice,

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no place for bigotry,

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and no tolerance
for hate.

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The young men and women
we send to fight our wars abroad

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deserve to return
to a country

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that is not at war
with itself at home.

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We cannot remain a force
for peace in the world

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if we are not at peace
with each other.

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As we send our bravest

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to defeat our enemies
overseas --

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and we will always win --

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let us find the courage

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to heal
our divisions within.

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Let us make a simple
promise to the men

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and women we ask to fight
in our name that,

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when they return home
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they will find a country

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that has renewed

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the sacred bonds
of love and loyalty

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that unite us
together as one.

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Thanks to the vigilance
and skill

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of the American military

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and of our many allies
throughout the world,

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horrors on the scale
of September 11th --

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and nobody
can ever forget that --

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have not been repeated
on our shores.

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But we must also
acknowledge

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the reality I am here
to talk about tonight:

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that nearly 16 years
after September 11th attacks,

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after the extraordinary
sacrifice of blood and treasure,

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the American people
are weary of war

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without victory.

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Nowhere is
this more evident

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than with the war
in Afghanistan,

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the longest war
in American history --

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17 years.

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I share the American
people s frustration.

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I also share
their frustration

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over a foreign policy

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that has spent too
much time, energy, money,

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and most
importantly lives,

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trying to
rebuild countries

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in our own image,

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instead of pursuing
our security interests

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above all other
considerations.

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That is why, shortly
after my inauguration,

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I directed Secretary
of Defense Mattis

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and my national
security team

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to undertake
a comprehensive review

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of all strategic options
in Afghanistan

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and South Asia.

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My original instinct
was to pull out --

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and, historically, I like
following my instincts.

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But all my life
I've heard

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that decisions
are much different

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when you sit behind the
desk in the Oval Office;

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in other words,

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when you're President
of the United States.

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So I studied Afghanistan
in great detail

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and from every
conceivable angle.

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After many meetings,
over many months,

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we held our final
meeting last Friday

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at Camp David,

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with my Cabinet
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to complete our strategy.

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I arrived at three
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about America s core
interests in Afghanistan.

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First, our nation
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and enduring outcome

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worthy of the
tremendous sacrifices

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that have been made,

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especially
the sacrifices of lives.

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The men and women
who serve our nation

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in combat deserve
a plan for victory.

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They deserve
the tools they need,

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and the trust
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to fight and to win.

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Second, the consequences
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are both predictable
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9/11, the worst terrorist
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was planned and directed
from Afghanistan

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because that country
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that gave comfort and
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A hasty withdrawal
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that terrorists,

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including ISIS
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would instantly fill,

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just as happened
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And, as we know, in 2011,

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America hastily

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and mistakenly
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As a result, our hard-won
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into the hands
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Our soldiers
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they had fought for,

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and bled to liberate,
and won, were occupied

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by a terrorist
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The vacuum we created
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gave safe haven
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to grow, recruit,
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We cannot repeat in
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our leaders made in Iraq.

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Third and finally,
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that the security threats

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we face in Afghanistan

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and the broader region
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Today, 20 U.S.-designated

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foreign terrorist
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are active in Afghanistan
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the highest concentration
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anywhere in the world.

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For its part,

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Pakistan often gives safe
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violence, and terror.

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The threat is worse
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Pakistan and India

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are two nuclear-armed
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whose tense relations

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threaten to spiral
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And that could happen.

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No one denies that
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a challenging
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in Afghanistan
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but we do not
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of going back in time

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and making different
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When I became President,

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I was given a bad
and very complex hand,

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but I fully knew
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big and intricate
problems.

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But, one way or another,

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these problems
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I'm a problem solver --

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and, in the end,
we will win.

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We must address
the reality of the world

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as it exists right now --
the threats we face,

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and the confronting
of all of the problems

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of today,

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and extremely
predictable consequences

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of a hasty withdrawal.

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We need look no further
than last week's vile,

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vicious attack in
Barcelona to understand

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that terror groups will
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the mass murder
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women and children.

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You saw it for yourself.

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Horrible.

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As I outlined
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in Saudi Arabia
three months ago,

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America and our partners
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to stripping terrorists
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cutting off
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and exposing
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of their evil ideology.

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Terrorists who slaughter
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will find no glory
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They are nothing
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and criminals,
and predators,

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and -- that's right --
losers.

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Working alongside
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we will break their will,
dry up their recruitment,

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keep them from
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and yes, we will
defeat them,

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and we will defeat
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In Afghanistan
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America's interests
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We must stop the
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that enable terrorists
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and we must prevent
nuclear weapons and materials

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from coming into
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and being used
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or anywhere in the world
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But to prosecute
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we will learn
from history.

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As a result of our
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American strategy
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and South Asia

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will change dramatically
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A core pillar of
our new strategy

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is a shift from
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to one based
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I've said it many times

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how counterproductive
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for the United States
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the dates
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or end, military options.

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We will not talk about
numbers of troops

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or our plans for further
military activities.

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Conditions
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not arbitrary
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will guide our strategy
from now on.

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America's enemies must
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or believe they can
wait us out.

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I will not say when
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but attack we will.

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Another fundamental
pillar

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of our new strategy

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is the integration
of all instruments

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of American power --

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diplomatic, economic,
and military --

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toward a successful
outcome.

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Someday,
after an effective

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military effort,

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perhaps it
will be possible

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to have
a political settlement

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that includes elements

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of the Taliban
in Afghanistan,

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but nobody knows
if or when

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that will ever happen.

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America will continue
its support

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for the Afghan government

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and the Afghan military

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as they confront
the Taliban

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in the field.

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Ultimately, it is up to
the people of Afghanistan

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to take ownership
of their future,

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to govern their society,

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and to achieve
an everlasting peace.

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We are a partner
and a friend,

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but we will not dictate
to the Afghan people

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how to live,

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or how to govern their
own complex society.

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We are not
nation-building again.

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We are killing
terrorists.

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The next pillar of
our new strategy

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is to change the approach

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and how to deal
with Pakistan.

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We can no longer
be silent about

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Pakistan's safe havens

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for terrorist
organizations,

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the Taliban,
and other groups

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that pose a threat
to the region and beyond.

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Pakistan has much to gain

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from partnering

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with our effort
in Afghanistan.

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It has much to lose
by continuing

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to harbor criminals
and terrorists.

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In the past, Pakistan has
been a valued partner.

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Our militaries have
worked together

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against common enemies.

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The Pakistani people
have suffered greatly

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from terrorism
and extremism.

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We recognize
those contributions

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and those sacrifices.

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But Pakistan has also
sheltered the same

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organizations

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that try every single day
to kill our people.

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We have been paying
Pakistan billions

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and billions of dollars
at the same time

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they are housing
the very terrorists

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that we are fighting.

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But that will
have to change,

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and that will change
immediately.

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No partnership
can survive a country's

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harboring of militants

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and terrorists who target

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U.S. servicemembers
and officials.

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It is time for Pakistan

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to demonstrate
its commitment

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to civilization,
order, and to peace.

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Another critical part
of the South Asia

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strategy for America

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is to further develop

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its strategic partnership
with India --

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the world's
largest democracy

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and a key security

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and economic partner
of the United States.

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We appreciate India's
important contributions

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to stability
in Afghanistan,

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but India makes
billions of dollars

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in trade with
the United States,

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and we want them to help
us more with Afghanistan,

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especially in the area

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of economic assistance

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and development.

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We are committed
to pursuing

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our shared objectives

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for peace and security
in South Asia

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and the broader
Indo-Pacific region.

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Finally,
my administration

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will ensure that you,

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the brave defenders
of the American people,

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will have
the necessary tools

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and rules of engagement

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to make
this strategy work,

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and work effectively
and work quickly.

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I have already lifted
restrictions

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the previous
administration

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placed on our warfighters

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that prevented
the Secretary of Defense

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and our commanders
in the field from fully

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and swiftly waging battle
against the enemy.

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Micromanagement
from Washington, D.C.

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does not win battles.

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They are won in the field
drawing upon the judgment

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and expertise
of wartime commanders

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and frontline soldiers

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acting in real time,
with real authority,

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and with a clear mission
to defeat the enemy.

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That's why we will also
expand authority

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for American armed forces

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to target the terrorist
and criminal networks

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that sow violence

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and chaos throughout
Afghanistan.

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These killers
need to know

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they have nowhere
to hide;

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that no place is beyond
the reach of American

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might and Americans arms.

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Retribution will be
fast and powerful.

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As we lift restrictions

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and expand authorities
in the field,

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we are already seeing
dramatic results

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in the campaign
to defeat ISIS,

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including the liberation
of Mosul in Iraq.

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Since my inauguration,

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we have achieved
record-breaking

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success in that regard.

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We will also
maximize sanctions

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and other financial and
law enforcement actions

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against these networks

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to eliminate their
ability to export terror.

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When America commits
its warriors to battle,

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we must ensure they have
every weapon to apply

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swift, decisive,

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and overwhelming force.

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Our troops
will fight to win.

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We will fight to win.

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From now on, victory will
have a clear definition:

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attacking our enemies,
obliterating ISIS,

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crushing al Qaeda,

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preventing the Taliban

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from taking
over Afghanistan,

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and stopping mass terror
attacks against America

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before they emerge.

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We will ask
our NATO allies

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and global partners

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to support
our new strategy

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with additional troop

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and funding increases
in line with our own.

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We are confident
they will.

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Since taking office,
I have made clear

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that our allies
and partners

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must contribute
much more money

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to our collective
defense,

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and they have done so.

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In this struggle,

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the heaviest burden
will continue to be borne

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by the good people
of Afghanistan

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and their courageous
armed forces.

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As the prime minister of
Afghanistan has promised,

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we are going
to participate

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in economic development

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to help defray the cost
of this war to us.

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Afghanistan is
fighting to defend

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and secure their country

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against the same enemies
who threaten us.

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The stronger the Afghan
security forces become,

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the less we will
have to do.

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Afghans will secure and
build their own nation

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and define
their own future.

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We want them to succeed.

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But we will no longer use
American military

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might to construct
democracies

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in faraway lands,

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or try to rebuild
other countries

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in our own image.

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Those days are now over.

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Instead, we will work
with allies and partners

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to protect our
shared interests.

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We are not asking others

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to change
their way of life,

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but to pursue
common goals

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that allow our children

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to live better
and safer lives.

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This principled realism

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will guide our decisions
moving forward.

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Military power alone
will not bring peace

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to Afghanistan

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or stop
the terrorist threat

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arising in that country.

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But strategically
applied force

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aims to create
the conditions

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for a political process

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to achieve
a lasting peace.

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America will work with
the Afghan government

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as long as
we see determination

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and progress.

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However, our commitment
is not unlimited,

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and our support
is not a blank check.

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The government
of Afghanistan

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must carry their share

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of the military,

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political,
and economic burden.

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The American people
expect to see

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real reforms,

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real progress,
and real results.

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Our patience
is not unlimited.

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We will keep
our eyes wide open.

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In abiding by the oath
I took on January 20th,

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I will remain steadfast
in protecting American lives

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and American interests.

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In this effort,
we will make common cause

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with any nation

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00:22:39,591 --> 00:22:42,331
that chooses to stand
and fight alongside us

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against this
global threat.

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Terrorists take heed:
America will never let up

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until you are dealt
a lasting defeat.

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Under my administration,
many billions of dollars

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more is being spent
on our military.

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And this includes
vast amounts being spent

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on our nuclear arsenal
and missile defense.

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In every generation,
we have faced down evil,

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and we have
always prevailed.

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We prevailed because
we know who we are

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and what we are
fighting for.

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Not far from where we are
gathered tonight,

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hundreds of thousands

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00:23:23,602 --> 00:23:25,342
of America's
greatest patriots

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lay in eternal rest

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at Arlington
National Cemetery.

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There is more courage,
sacrifice,

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and love in those
hallowed grounds

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than in any other spot
on the face of the Earth.

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Many of those who have
fought and died

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in Afghanistan
enlisted in the months

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after September
11th, 2001.

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They volunteered
for a simple reason:

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They loved America,

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and they were determined
to protect her.

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00:24:01,106 --> 00:24:02,806
Now we must secure
the cause

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for which they
gave their lives.

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00:24:05,844 --> 00:24:08,484
We must unite
to defend America

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from its enemies abroad.

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We must restore
the bonds of loyalty

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among our citizens
at home,

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and we must achieve
an honorable

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and enduring outcome

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worthy of
the enormous price

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00:24:24,129 --> 00:24:25,499
that so many have paid.

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Our actions, and in
the months to come,

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all of them will honor

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the sacrifice

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00:24:32,804 --> 00:24:34,544
of every fallen hero,

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every family
who lost a loved one,

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and every wounded warrior
who shed their blood

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in defense of
our great nation.

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With our resolve, we will
ensure that your service

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00:24:49,754 --> 00:24:51,354
and that your families

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will bring about
the defeat of our enemies

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and the arrival of peace.

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We will push onward
to victory with power

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00:25:00,632 --> 00:25:01,972
in our hearts,

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courage in our souls,

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00:25:03,702 --> 00:25:06,642
and everlasting pride
in each

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and every one of you.

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Thank you. May God bless
our military.

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00:25:14,246 --> 00:25:18,846
And may God bless the
United States of America.

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00:25:18,850 --> 00:25:20,390
Thank you very much,
thank you.