Obama: U.S. Doesn’t Have The ‘Option Of Withdrawing From The World’

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President Obama, asked during a Telemundo interview whether it’s time to reconsider foreign aid to countries like Libya and Egypt in the wake of attacks, said the “United States doesn’t have an option of withdrawing from the world.”

“And we’re the one indispensable nation,” Obama added. The president said the majority of Libyans view the U.S. favorably for its efforts to oust Qaddafi.

Watch a clip of the interview (at 1:30 mark):

 

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