44th President of the United States (2009-2017); former US senator from Illinois
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“some of those jobs of the past are just not going to come back”EconomyPolitics
“I continue to believe Mr. Trump will not be President.”ElectionsPolitics
“an attempt by Russia and Iran to prop up Assad and try to pacify the population is just going to get them stuck in a quagmire. And it won’t work.”Geopolitics
“There may and likely will come a time in which we have both an airborne disease that is deadly.”Health
“The reality is that this epidemic is going to get worse before it gets better.”Health
“our experts, here at the CDC and across our government, agree that the chances of an Ebola outbreak here in the United States are extremely low.”Health
“it is our estimation that (Assad’s) days are numbered. It’s a matter not of if but when.”Geopolitics
“I am not persuaded that 20,000 additional troops in Iraq is going to solve the sectarian violence there. In fact, I think it will do the reverse.”Geopolitics
“I know that even a successful war against Iraq will require a U.S. occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences. I know that an invasion of Iraq without a clear rationale and without strong international support will only fan the flames…”Geopolitics