Text: Obama’s News Conference - nytimes

MR. OBAMA: Well, I didn't use “victory” in my West Point speech, either. What I said was we can be successful in our mission, which is narrowly drawn, and that is to make sure that al Qaeda cannot attack the United States of America or our allies or our interests overseas, and to make sure that we have an Afghan government that -- and an Afghan people that can provide for their own security. - Obama's News Conference -- Text of President Obama's Speech on Afghanistan
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