Obama Says His Criticized Strategies Show American Strength

President Barack Obama ended his State of the Union address Tuesday night with the customary assessment that the nation is strong and used a portion of his speech to portray America's standing in the world as stronger than ever. "The United States of America is the most powerful nation on Earth. Period. It's not even close," Obama said. He highlighted the U.S.-led coalition airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq, the role the U.S. played in getting...

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