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Obama: U.S. Will Use Military Force to “Ensure Free Flow of Energy” from Mideast

HeadlineSep 25, 2013

In his U.N. address, President Obama openly embraced an aggressive military doctrine backed by previous administrations on using armed force beyond the international norm of self-defense. Obama told the world the United States is prepared to use its military to defend what he called “our core interests” in the Middle East: U.S. access to oil.

President Obama: “The United States of America is prepared to use all elements of our power, including military force, to secure our core interests in the region. We will confront external aggression against our allies and partners, as we did in the Gulf War. We will ensure the free flow of energy from the region to the world.”

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