President Obama today accepted his Nobel Peace Prize but still said that it is sometimes necessary to go to war.
He opened his speech by acknowledging the controversy over the choice of a wartime president for the prize and saying he reserved the right to take action to protect the United States.
Mr Obama said the use of force was sometimes justified, especially on humanitarian grounds, and in the case of al-Qaeda, negotiations would not cause them to lay down their arms and that a non-violent movement could not have halted Hitler.
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
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