President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize today in Oslo, Norway. In my opinion, this was one of the best speeches Obama has given since being elected President. Watch the video of his entire speech: CNN (w/ transcript) NY Times Here are a few select quotes that resonated with me: I understand why war is [...]
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3,000 innocent civilians were killed on 9/11. They didn’t deserve it. Over 7,000 innocent civilians have been killed in Afghanistan. They didn’t deserve to die either. The difference is that al-Qaeda kills civilians on purpose. And that is a huge difference. My country has done horrible things in my name. Fighting terrorists is not one [...]
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