[Al Ahram] President Barack Obama
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says security threats will never lead the US to retreat from the world. He says Americans don't get terrorized.
Obama was responding Wednesday to new threats from al-Qaeda that led the US to close 19 diplomatic outposts and evacuate the US Embassy in Yemen.
Obama said it's a complicated time for the US military. He said there have been big changes, especially in the Middle East and in North Africa.
Obama said the US will remain, in his words, "the greatest force for freedom the world has ever known." He said the military is an integral part of that mission. But he said the US must also lead with its ideals and values. |