MARCH 19, 2011
OBAMA: 'Today we are part of a broad coalition. We are answering the calls of a threatened people. And we are acting in the interests of the United States and the world'...
MARCH 19, 2003
BUSH: 'American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger'...
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From AP:
"We cannot stand idly by when a tyrant tells his people there will be no mercy." - Obama
From Reuters:
"As I said yesterday, we will not, I repeat, we will not deploy any U.S. troops on the ground." - Obama
What role do you think the US government should play in the politics of the Middle East?