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Sep

President Obama At MacDill Air Force Base

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President Barack Obama speaks at US Central Command (CentCom) at MacDill Air Force Base

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President Barack Obama sits next to Commander of Central Command Gen. Lloyd Austin III during in a briefing from top military leaders while at U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida

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"Osama bin Laden is no more. Because of you, the core al Qaeda leadership in Afghanistan & Pakistan has been decimated" —Obama to our troops
— WH Live (Archived) (@WHLive44) September 17, 2014

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"I will not commit you, and the rest of our Armed Forces, to fighting another ground war in Iraq." —President Obama to our troops
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 17, 2014

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President Barack Obama participates in a briefing from top military leaders while visiting U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base. From L-R are: United States Homeland Security Advisor Lisa Monaco, National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Obama, Commander of Central Command Gen. Lloyd Austin III and U.S. Special Operations Commander Joseph Votel.

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President Barack Obama greets members of the military upon his arrival at MacDill Air Force Base

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"In three months, our combat mission will be over in Afghanistan & our war in Afghanistan will come to a responsible end." —President Obama
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 17, 2014

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"On behalf of the American people, I want to thank all of you for your service." —President Obama to troops at MacDill Air Force Base
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 17, 2014

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Obama greets troops after making remarks at U.S. Central Command @ MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa. pic.twitter.com/mpaCorEnhZ
— Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) September 17, 2014

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President Barack Obama greets Gen. Lloyd Austin, commander of U.S. Central Command, as he arrives at MacDill Air Force Base

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"When the world is threatened, when the world needs help, it calls on America." —President Obama: http://t.co/b4tqL36eMn
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 17, 2014

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"We support you. We’re proud of you. We stand in awe of your skill and your service." —President Obama to our men and women in uniform
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 17, 2014

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President Barack Obama touches the spiked hair style of a child while visiting the Clarence Tinker elementary school children while at MacDill Air Force Base

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Mar

as promised

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Demonstrators gathered in Dublin to show their solidarity with the people of Libya in their struggle against Muammar Gaddafi and his regime

Politico: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton late Thursday announced that the U.S. and NATO have agreed to transition command and control of the no-fly zone over Libya to NATO, a step toward fulfilling President Obama’s directive that the U.S. military’s involvement be time-limited and discrete in nature.

“As expected we are already seeing a significant reduction in the number of U.S. planes involved in the operation as the number of planes from other countries increase,” Clinton said,   “today we are taking the next step.”

“All 28 allies have also now authorized military authorities to develop an operations plan for NATO to take on the broader civilian protections mission under resolution 1973.”

Clinton praised the international community for acting swiftly and said their action prevented a massacre in Benghazi.   “After only five days, we have made significant progress,” Clinton said, noting that the coalition has full control of the skies over Libya and USAID doctors have already begun to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Benghazi.