Our enemies are also seeking the abilities to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions, our air traffic control systems.

For America to get more entangled militarily in Syria is a serious step, and we have to do so making absolutely certain that we know who we are helping; that we're not putting arms in the hands of folks who eventually could turn them against us or allies in the region.

Thanksgiving reminds us that no matter our differences, we're still one people, part of something bigger than ourselves.

You know, one of the things I think you understand as president is you're held responsible for everything, but you don't always have control of everything, right?

The good news is that the Paris Agreement is not just a bilateral agreement between the United States and some other country. You have 200 countries who came together. It's an international agreement.

Right now I would rank Norway as the largest country in the world, I have never seen anything like it

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