[ applause ] i believe that we must never hesitate to act when necessary, including unilaterally when necessary, against any imminent threats to our people. But ive also insisted that it is unwise and unsustainable. To ask our military to build nations on the other side of the world or resolve their internal conflicts, particularly in places where our forces become a magnet for terrorists and insurgents. Instead, its been my conviction that even as we focus relentlessly on dismantling terrorist networks bilike al qaa and isil, we should ask allies to do their share in the fight, and we should strengthen local partners who can provide lasting security. And these convictions guided the policies we pursued both in iraq and afghanistan. When i took office, the United States was focused overwhelmingly on iraq, where nearly 150,000 american troops had spent years fighting an insurgency and helping to build a democratic government. Meanwhile, al qaeda had regrouped in the border region of afg
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