As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon - the United States has a moral responsibility to act.

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Contrary to the claims of some of my critics and some of the editorial pages,...

Contrary to the claims of some of my critics and some of the editorial pages,...

My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.

My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.

And I will do everything that I can as long as I am President of...

And I will do everything that I can as long as I am President of...

America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap,...

America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap,...

So while an incredible amount of progress has been made, on this fifth anniversary, I...

So while an incredible amount of progress has been made, on this fifth anniversary, I...

Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of...

Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of...

There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do...

There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do...

There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported...

There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported...

With or without this Congress, I will keep taking actions that help the economy grow.

With or without this Congress, I will keep taking actions that help the economy grow.

I don't take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they...

I don't take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they...

Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United...

Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United...

When BP was not moving fast enough on claims, we told BP to set aside...

When BP was not moving fast enough on claims, we told BP to set aside...

Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed...

Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed...

I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as...

I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as...

We're not going to baby sit a civil war.

We're not going to baby sit a civil war.

I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What...

I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What...

I'm a Christian by choice.

I'm a Christian by choice.

Of course, violence will not end with our combat mission. Extremists will continue to set...

Of course, violence will not end with our combat mission. Extremists will continue to set...

Let me even say before I even get inaugurated, during the transition we are going...

Let me even say before I even get inaugurated, during the transition we are going...

We are not at war against Islam.

We are not at war against Islam.