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Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.01,0:00:11.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tonight, I'd like to update the American people on the international effort
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.91,0:00:21.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we have led in Libya. What we have done, what we plan to do, and why this matters to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.04,0:00:29.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to begin by paying tribute to our men and women in uniform who once again have acted with courage,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.66,0:00:38.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,professionalism, and patriotism. They have moved with incredible speed and strength.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.01,0:00:45.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because of them, and our dedicated diplomats, a coalition has been forged and countless lives have been
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.11,0:00:55.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saved. Meanwhile, as we speak, our troops our supporting our ally Japan, leaving Iraq to its people,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.88,0:01:03.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stopping the Taliban's momentum in Afghanistan, and going after al-Qaeda all across the globe.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.95,0:01:12.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As Commander in Chief I am grateful to our soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, Coast Guardsmen and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.52,0:01:19.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to their families, and I know all Americans share in that sentiment.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.86,0:01:28.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For generations, the United States of America has played a unique role as an anchor of global security
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.40,0:01:35.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as advocate for human freedom. Mindful of the risks and costs of military action
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.20,0:01:41.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are naturally reluctant to use force to solve the world's many challenges.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.100,0:01:50.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when our interests and values are at stake, we have a responsibility to act.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.10,0:01:55.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what happened in Libya over the course of these last six weeks.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.85,0:02:04.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Libya sits directly between Tunisia and Egypt: two nations that inspired the world when their people
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.29,0:02:10.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rose up to take control of their own destiny. For more than four decades
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.82,0:02:16.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Libyan people have been ruled by a tyrant, Muamar Ghadaffi.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.84,0:02:24.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He has denied his people freedom, exploited their wealth, murdered opponents at home and abroad,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.01,0:02:29.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and terrorized innocent people around the world, including Americans who were killed
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.51,0:02:35.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by Libyan agents. Last month Ghadaffi's grip of fear appeared to give way
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.97,0:02:51.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the promise of freedom. In cities and towns across the country Libyans took to the streets
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.09,0:02:53.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to claim their basic human rights. As one Libyan said,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.03,0:02:57.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"For the first time we finally have hope that our nightmare of forty years will soon be over."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.54,0:03:03.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Faced with this opposition, Ghadaffi began attacking his people. As President, my immediate
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.29,0:03:08.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,concern was the safety of our citizens, so we evacuated our embassy and
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.15,0:03:14.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all Americans who sought our assistance. When we took a series of swift
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.35,0:03:24.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,steps in a matter of days to answer Ghadaffi's aggression, we froze more than 33 billion dollars
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.20,0:03:30.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Ghadaffi's regime's assets. Joining with other nations of the United Nations Security Council
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.49,0:03:35.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we broadened our sanctions, imposed an arms embargo,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.25,0:03:41.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and enabled Ghadaffi and those around him to be held accountable for their crimes.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.59,0:03:48.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I made it clear that Ghadaffi had lost the confidence of his people and the legitimacy to lead, and
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.21,0:03:57.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said that he needed to step down from power. In the face of the world's condemnation, Ghadaffi chose
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.02,0:04:04.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to escalate his attacks, launching a military campaign against the Libyan people.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.11,0:04:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Innocent people were targeted for killing; hospitals and amublances were attacked.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.08,0:04:17.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Journalists were arrested, sexually assaulted, and killed. Supplies of food and fuel
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.80,0:04:26.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were choked off. Water for hundreds of thousands of people in Misrata was shut off.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.31,0:04:33.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cities and towns were shelled, mosques were destroyed, and apartment buildings reduced to rubble.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.67,0:04:38.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Military jets and helicopters, gunships were all unleashed on people
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.43,0:04:44.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who had no means to defend themselves against attacks from the air.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.32,0:04:50.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Confronted by this brutal repression, and a looming humanitarian crisis,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.02,0:04:53.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I ordered worships in the Mediterranean.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.69,0:04:58.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,European allies declared their willingness to commit resources to stop the killing.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.89,0:05:06.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Libyan opposition and the Arab League appealed to the world to save lives in Libya.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.57,0:05:12.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so at my direction, America led an effort, with our allies at the United Nations Security Council,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.66,0:05:17.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to pass a historic resolution that authorized a no-fly zone to stop
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.35,0:05:22.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the regime's attacks from the air and further authorized all necessary measures
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.83,0:05:27.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to protect the Libyan people.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.38,0:05:33.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ten days ago, having tried to end the violence without using force,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.23,0:05:37.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the international community offered Ghadaffi a final chance to stop
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.32,0:05:42.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his campaign of killing or face the consequences.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.89,0:05:50.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rather than stand down, his forces continued their advance, bearing down on the city of Benghazi.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.03,0:05:59.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Home to nearly 700,000 men, women, and children who sought their freedom from fear.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.16,0:06:04.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At this point, the United States and the world faced a choice.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.31,0:06:11.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ghadaffi declared he would show no mercy to his own people.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.43,0:06:16.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He compared them to rats and threatened to go door to door to inflict punishment.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.52,0:06:21.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the past we had seen him hang civilians in the streets and kill over a thousand
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.57,0:06:24.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people in a single day.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.92,0:06:31.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now we saw on regime forces on the outskirts of the city.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.09,0:06:39.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We knew that if we wanted -- if we waited one more day, Benghazi, a city nearly
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.10,0:06:47.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the size of Charlotte, could have suffered a massacre that would have reverberated
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.09,0:06:50.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,across the region and stained the conscience of the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.26,0:06:55.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was not in our national interests to let that happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.28,0:06:59.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I refused to let that happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.17,0:07:04.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so nine days ago, after consulting the bipartisan leadership of Congress,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.49,0:07:13.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I authorized military action to stop the killing and enforce UN Security Council Resolution 1973.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.26,0:07:19.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We struck regime forces approaching Benghazi to save that city and the people within it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.58,0:07:28.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We hit Ghadaffi's troops in nearby Adjabiya, allowing the opposition to drive them out.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.33,0:07:32.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We hit Ghadaffi's air defences, which paved the way for a no-fly zone.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.39,0:07:36.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We targeted tanks and military assets that had been choking off towns and cities,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.48,0:07:41.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we cut off much of their source of supply.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.52,0:07:47.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And tonight, I can report that we have stopped Ghadaffi's deadly advance.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.28,0:07:52.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this effort, the United States has not acted alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.08,0:07:57.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead, we have been joined by a strong and growing coalition.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.32,0:08:04.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This includes our closest allies, nations like: the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Denmark,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.38,0:08:15.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Norway, Italy, Spain, Greece, and Turkey. All of whom have fought by our sides for decades.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.40,0:08:21.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it includes Arab partners like Qatar and the United Arab Emirates,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.06,0:08:27.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who have chosen to meet their responsibilities to defend the Libyan people.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.82,0:08:34.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To summarize them, in just one month the United States has worked with our international partners
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.39,0:08:41.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to mobilize a broad coalition, secure an international mandate to protect civilians,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.45,0:08:48.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stop an advancing army, prevent a massacre, and establish a no-fly zone with our allies
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.72,0:08:51.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and partners.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.22,0:08:56.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To lend some perspective on how rapidly this military and diplomatic response came together,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.84,0:09:03.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when people were being brutalized in Bosnia in the 1990s, it took the international community
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.72,0:09:09.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more than a year to intervene with airpower to protect civilians.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.34,0:09:13.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It took us thirty-one days.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.31,0:09:17.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Moreover, we've accomplished these objectives consistent with the pledge that I made
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.57,0:09:22.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the American people at the outset of our military operations.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.74,0:09:29.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said that America's role would be limited and that we would not put ground troops into Libya.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.22,0:09:34.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That we would focus our unique capabilities on the front end of the operation and that we would
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.21,0:09:42.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,transfer responsibility to our allies and partners. Tonight we are fulfilling that pledge.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.54,0:09:49.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our most effective alliance, NATO, has taken command of the enforcement of the arms embargo
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.79,0:09:51.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the no-fly zone.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.09,0:09:55.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Last night, NATO decided to take on the additional responsibility of protecting
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.64,0:10:04.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Libyan civilians. This transfer from the United States to NATO will take place on Wednesday.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.39,0:10:12.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Going forward, the lead in enforcing the no-fly zone and protecting civilians on the ground
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.05,0:10:14.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will transition to our allies and partners,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.54,0:10:19.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I am fully confident that our coalition will keep the pressure on Ghadaffi's remaining forces.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.65,0:10:25.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In that effort, the United States will play a supporting role including intelligence,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.27,0:10:33.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,logistical support, search and rescue assistance, and capabitilies to jam regime communications.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.63,0:10:39.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because of this transition to a broader, NATO-based coalition, the risk and costs
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.99,0:10:49.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of this operation to our military and to American taxpayers will be reduced significantly.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.60,0:10:55.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So for those who doubted our capacity to carry out this operation, I want to be clear:
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.27,0:11:01.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the United States of America has done what we said we would do.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.88,0:11:07.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's not to say that our work is complete. In addition to our NATO responsibilities,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.93,0:11:13.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we will work with the international community to provide assistance to the people of Libya:
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.10,0:11:18.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to provide food to the hungry and medical care for the wounded.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.39,0:11:24.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will safeguard the more than 33 Billion dollars that was frozen from the Ghadaffi regime
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.22,0:11:30.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that it's available to rebuild Libya. Afterall, the money doesn't belong to Ghadaffi or to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.21,0:11:36.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It belongs to the Libyan people, and we'll make sure they receive it.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.56,0:11:40.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tomorrow Secretary Clinton will go to London, where she will meet with the Libyan opposition and
Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.85,0:11:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,consult with more than thirty nations.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.00,0:11:48.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These discussions will focus on what kind of political effort is necessary to
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.47,0:11:56.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pressure Ghadaffi while also supporting a transition to the future that the Libyan people deserve.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:56.24,0:12:01.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because while our military position is narrowly focused on saving lives,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.39,0:12:07.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can continue to pursue a broader goal of a Libya that belongs not to a dictator
Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.14,0:12:11.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but to its people.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.15,0:12:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, despite the success of our efforts over the past week, I know that some Americans
Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.00,0:12:20.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,continue to have questions about our efforts in Libya.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.27,0:12:28.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ghadaffi has not yet stepped down from power and until he does Libya will remain dangerous.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.08,0:12:34.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Moreover, even after Ghadaffi does leave power, forty years of tyranny has left Libya
Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.04,0:12:38.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fractured and without strong civil institutions.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.35,0:12:42.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The transition to a legitimate government that is responsive to the Libyan people
Dialogue: 0,0:12:42.56,0:12:49.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will be a difficult task, and while the United States will do our part to help, it will be a task
Dialogue: 0,0:12:49.90,0:12:58.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the international community, and more importantly a task for the Libyan people themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.28,0:13:05.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, much of the debate in Washington has put forward a false choice when it comes to Libya.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.71,0:13:11.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the one hand, some question why America should intervene at all, even in limited ways
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.94,0:13:14.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in this distant land.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.49,0:13:17.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They argue that there are many places in the world where innocent civilans
Dialogue: 0,0:13:17.33,0:13:23.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,face brutal violence at the hands of their government and America should not be expected
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.45,0:13:30.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to police the world, particularly when we have so many pressing needs here at home.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.70,0:13:37.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's true that America can not use our military wherever oppression occurs.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.39,0:13:43.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And given the costs and risks of intervention, we must always measure our interests against the
Dialogue: 0,0:13:43.47,0:13:52.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,need for action, but that can not be an argument for never acting on behalf of what's right.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:52.92,0:13:59.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this particular country -- Libya -- at this particular moment, we were faced with the
Dialogue: 0,0:13:59.56,0:14:04.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,prospect of violence on a horrific scale.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.50,0:14:10.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We had a unique ability to stop that violence: an international mandate for action,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.62,0:14:18.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a broad coalition prepared to join us, the support of Arab countries, and a plea for help
Dialogue: 0,0:14:18.67,0:14:22.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the Libyan people themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.20,0:14:27.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also had the ability to stop Ghadaffi's forces in their tracks without putting American
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.34,0:14:31.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,troops on the ground.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:31.02,0:14:37.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To brush aside America's responsibility as a leader, and more profoundly our responsiblities
Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.49,0:14:42.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to fellow human beings under such circumstances, would have been a betrayal
Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.38,0:14:45.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of who we are.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:45.72,0:14:51.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some nations may be able to turn a blind eye to atrocities in other countries.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:51.79,0:14:56.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The United States of America is different, and as President I refuse to wait for the images of
Dialogue: 0,0:14:56.62,0:15:04.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,slaughter and mass graves before taking action.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:04.37,0:15:09.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Moreover, America has a strategic interest in preventing Ghadaffi from overruning those
Dialogue: 0,0:15:09.57,0:15:12.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who oppose him.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:12.40,0:15:18.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A massacre would have driven thousands of additional refugee -- refugees across Libya's borders,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:18.28,0:15:25.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,putting enormous strains on the peaceful yet fragile transitions in Egypt and Tunisia.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:25.89,0:15:31.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The democratic impulses that are dawning across the region would be eclipsed by the darkest
Dialogue: 0,0:15:31.03,0:15:40.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,form of dictatorship as repressive leaders concluded that violence is the best strategy to cling to power.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.08,0:15:44.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The writ of the United Nations Security Council would have been shown to be little more
Dialogue: 0,0:15:44.87,0:15:53.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than empty words, crippling that institution's future credibility to uphold global peace and security.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:53.71,0:16:01.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So while I will never minimize the costs involved in miltiary action, I am convinced that a failure
Dialogue: 0,0:16:01.24,0:16:08.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to act in Libya would have carried a far greater price for America.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:08.37,0:16:14.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, just as there are those who have argued against intervention in Libya, there are others
Dialogue: 0,0:16:14.62,0:16:21.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who've suggested we broaden our military mission beyond the task of protecting the Libyan people
Dialogue: 0,0:16:21.17,0:16:28.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and do whatever it takes to bring down Ghadaffi and usher in a new government.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:28.39,0:16:32.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, there is no question that Libya and the world would be
Dialogue: 0,0:16:32.36,0:16:36.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,better off with Ghadaffi out of power.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:36.23,0:16:41.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I, along with many other world leaders, have embraced that goal and will actively
Dialogue: 0,0:16:41.06,0:16:47.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pursue it through non-military means, but broadening out military mission to include
Dialogue: 0,0:16:47.51,0:16:52.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,regime change would be a mistake.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:52.02,0:17:01.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The task I assigned our forces -- to protect the Libyan people from immediate danger and to
Dialogue: 0,0:17:01.29,0:17:06.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,establish a no-fly zone -- carries with it a UN mandate and international support.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:06.44,0:17:13.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's also what the Libyan opposition asked us to do. If we tried to overthrow
Dialogue: 0,0:17:13.08,0:17:17.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ghadaffi by force, our coalition would splinter.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:17.80,0:17:23.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'd likely have to put U.S. troops on the ground to accomplish that mission, or risk
Dialogue: 0,0:17:23.30,0:17:27.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,killing many civilians from the air.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:27.94,0:17:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The dangers faced by our men and women in uniform would be far greater -- so would the costs,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:34.40,0:17:40.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and our share of the responsibility for what comes next.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:40.48,0:17:48.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To be blunt, we went down that road in Iraq. Thanks to the extraordinary sacrifices of our troops
Dialogue: 0,0:17:48.80,0:17:53.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the determination of our diplomats, we are hopeful about Iraq's future, but regime
Dialogue: 0,0:17:53.83,0:18:01.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,change there took eight years, thousands of American and Iraqi lives, and nearly 1 trillion dollars.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:01.93,0:18:07.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is not something we can afford to repeat in Libya.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:07.72,0:18:15.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the bulk of our military effort ratchets down, what we can do -- and will do -- is support
Dialogue: 0,0:18:15.49,0:18:20.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the aspirations of the Libyan people.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:20.14,0:18:25.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have intervened to stop a massacre, and we will work with our allies and partners to
Dialogue: 0,0:18:25.92,0:18:29.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maintain the safety of civilians.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:29.73,0:18:37.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will deny the regime arms, cut off its supplies of cash, assist the opposition,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:37.07,0:18:43.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and work with other nations to hasten the day when Ghadaffi leaves power.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:43.07,0:18:49.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It may not happen overnight, as a badly weakened Ghadaffi tries desparately to
Dialogue: 0,0:18:49.24,0:18:55.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hang on to power, but it should be clear to those around Ghadaffi and to every Libyan that
Dialogue: 0,0:18:55.99,0:19:03.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,history is not on Ghadaffi's side, that the time and space we have provided for the Libyan people,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:03.98,0:19:11.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they will be able to determine their own destiny, and that is how it should be.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:11.45,0:19:18.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me close by addressing what this action says about the use of America's military power
Dialogue: 0,0:19:18.76,0:19:24.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and America's broader leadership in the world under my presidency.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:24.76,0:19:30.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As Commander in Chief, I have no greater responsbility than keeping this country safe.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:30.87,0:19:37.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And no decision weighs on me more than when to deploy our men and women in uniform.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:37.76,0:19:43.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have made it clear that I will never hesitate to use our military swiftly, decisively,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:43.38,0:19:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and unilaterally when necessary, to defend our people,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:46.88,0:19:51.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our homeland, our allies, and our core interests.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:51.100,0:19:58.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why we're going after al-Qaeda wherever they seek a foothold; that's why we continue to
Dialogue: 0,0:19:58.08,0:20:04.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fight in Afghanistan, even as we have ended our combat mission in Iraq and removed more than
Dialogue: 0,0:20:04.96,0:20:08.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,100,000 troops from that country.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:08.81,0:20:14.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There will be times, though, when our safety is not directly threatened
Dialogue: 0,0:20:14.08,0:20:19.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but our interests and our values are.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:19.11,0:20:22.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes the course of history poses challenges that threaten
Dialogue: 0,0:20:22.37,0:20:26.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our common humanity and our common security.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:26.50,0:20:33.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Responding to natural disasters, for example. Or preventing genocide, and keeping the peace.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:33.64,0:20:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ensuring regional security and maintaining the flow of commerce.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:38.96,0:20:45.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These may not be America's problems alone, but they are important to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:45.42,0:20:48.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're problems we're solving.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:48.14,0:20:53.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in these circumstances we know that the United States, as the world's most powerful nation,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:53.37,0:20:58.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will often be called upon to help.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:58.52,0:21:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In such cases, we should not be afraid to act, but the burden of action should not
Dialogue: 0,0:21:04.68,0:21:09.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be America's alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:09.23,0:21:17.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As we have in Libya, our task is instead to mobilize the international community for collective action.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:17.05,0:21:21.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because contrary to the claims of some, American leadership is not simply a matter
Dialogue: 0,0:21:21.95,0:21:26.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of going it alone and bearing all of the burden ourselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:26.90,0:21:33.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Real leadership creates the conditions and coalitions for others to step up as well,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:33.73,0:21:37.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to work with allies and partners so that they bear their share of the burden and
Dialogue: 0,0:21:37.62,0:21:42.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they pay their share of the costs.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:42.44,0:21:48.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to see that the principles of justice and human dignity are upheld by all.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:48.49,0:21:52.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the kind of leadership we've shown in Libya.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:52.61,0:22:01.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, even when we act as part of a coalition, the risks of any miltiary action will be high.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:01.19,0:22:07.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those risks were realzied when one of our planes malfunctioned over Libya.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:07.65,0:22:14.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet when one of our airment parachuted to the ground in a country whose leader has so often
Dialogue: 0,0:22:14.26,0:22:19.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,demonized the United States, in a region that has such a difficult history with our country,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:19.85,0:22:27.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this American did not find enemies; instead he was met by people who embraced him.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:27.71,0:22:30.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One young Libyan who came to his aid said,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:30.71,0:22:40.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"We are your friends. We are so grateful to those men who are protecting the skies."
Dialogue: 0,0:22:40.89,0:22:46.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This voice is just one of many in a region where a new generation is refusing to be denied
Dialogue: 0,0:22:46.17,0:22:51.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their rights and opportunities any longer.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:51.49,0:22:59.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, this change will make the world more complicated for a time; progress will be uneven.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:59.01,0:23:04.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And change will come differently to different countries.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:04.03,0:23:10.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are places like Egypt where this change will inspire us and raise our hopes.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:10.74,0:23:17.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then there will be places like Iran where change is fiercely suppressed.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:17.84,0:23:23.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The dark forces of civil conflict and sectarian war will have to be averted and difficult
Dialogue: 0,0:23:23.92,0:23:30.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,political and economic concerns will have to be addressed.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:30.89,0:23:37.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The United States will not be able to dictate the pace and scope of this change, only the
Dialogue: 0,0:23:37.02,0:23:41.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people of the region can do that.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:41.28,0:23:45.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we can make a difference.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:45.59,0:23:51.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe that this movement of change cannot be turned back, and that we must stand alongside
Dialogue: 0,0:23:51.44,0:23:57.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those who believe in the same core principles that have guided us through many storms.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:57.63,0:24:01.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our opposition to violence directed at one's own's people.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:01.94,0:24:09.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our support for a set of universal rights including the freedom of people to express theirselves
Dialogue: 0,0:24:09.41,0:24:12.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and choose their leaders.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:12.24,0:24:20.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our support for governments that are ultimately responsive to the aspirations of the people.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:20.47,0:24:29.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Born as we are, out of a revolution by those who longed to be free, we welcome the fact that
Dialogue: 0,0:24:29.85,0:24:34.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,history is on the move in the Middle East and North Africa, and that young people are
Dialogue: 0,0:24:34.100,0:24:37.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,leading the way.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:37.60,0:24:45.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because wherever people long to be free, they will find a friend in the United States.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:45.90,0:24:58.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ultimately, it is that faith, those ideals that are the true measure of American leadership.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:58.95,0:25:06.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My fellow Americans, I know that at a time upheaval overseas, when the news is filled
Dialogue: 0,0:25:06.17,0:25:13.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with conflict and change, it can be tempting to turn away from the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:13.55,0:25:20.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as I've said before, our strength abroad is anchored in our strength here at home.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:20.32,0:25:26.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That must always be our North Star: the ability of our people to reach their potential, to make
Dialogue: 0,0:25:26.70,0:25:32.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wise choices with our resources, to enlarge the prosperity that serves as a wealth spring for
Dialogue: 0,0:25:32.65,0:25:39.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our power, and to live the values that we hold so dear.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:39.53,0:25:45.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But let us also remember that for generations we have done the hard work of protecting our
Dialogue: 0,0:25:45.28,0:25:50.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,own people as well as millions around the globe.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:50.26,0:25:54.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have done so because we know that our own future is safer,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:54.82,0:26:03.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our own future is brighter, if more of mankind can live with the bright light of freedom and dignity.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:03.17,0:26:10.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tonight, let us give thanks for the Americans who are serving through these trying times and the
Dialogue: 0,0:26:10.02,0:26:16.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,coalition that is carrying our effort forward. And let us look to the future with confidence and hope,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:16.74,0:26:23.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not only for our own country but for all those yearning for freedom around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:23.79,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America. Thank you.