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And finally, let me say this to the american people. i know well that we are weary of war. we ended one war in iraq, we're ending another in afghanistan, and the american people have the good sense to know we cannot resolve the underlying conflict in syria with our military. in that part of the world, there are ancient sectarian differences, and the hope of the arab spring have unleashed oceans of change that will take many years to resolve. that's why we're not confident putting our troops in the middle of someone else's war. instead we'll continue to support the syrian people in our pressure...
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