Obama on foreign policy: " Be patient in a complex world"

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President Obama made an unscheduled visit to the White House press briefing room Wednesday to address the nation on a host of foreign policy crises testing his administration. Obama’s visit was timed to coincide with the nightly newscasts and allowed the president to project the image that he is on top of a myriad of issues, including violence in the West Bank, nuclear talks with Iran and Russia’s interventions in Ukraine. “We live in a complex world and at a challenging time,” Obama said. “And none of these challenges lend themselves to quick or easy solutions, but all of them require American leadership. And as commander in chief, I'm confident that, if we stay patient and determined, that we will, in fact, meet these challenges.” The White House has come under heavy criticism throughout the year over their handling of world events, from renewed violence in Iraq to the trade of five Taliban prisoners for U.S. Sgt. Berg Bergdahl.

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