Obama: "We Always Knew The End Of War In Afghanistan Didn't Mean End Of Threats"

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President Obama at CENTCOM.

BARACK OBAMA: But here's what i want every single one of you to know. Because of you, this 9/11 generation of heroes has done everything asked of you and met every mission tasked to you. We are doing what we set out to do. Because of you, Osama Bin Laden is no more. Because of you, the core al Qaeda leadership in Afghanistan and Pakistan has been decimated. Because of you, Afghans are reclaiming their communities. Afghan forces have taken lead for country's security. In three months, because of you, our combat mission will be over in Afghanistan, and our war in Afghanistan will come to a responsible end. That's because of you. You and our counterterrorism professionals have prevented terrorist attacks, you've saved American lives, made our homeland more secure. But we've always known that the end of the war in Afghanistan didn't mean the end of threats or challenges to America. Here at MacDill you know this and have known this as well as anybody.

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