English subtitles for clip: File:President Obama Meets with Singapore Minister Mentor Lee.webm

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President Obama:
Hello, everybody.

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I just want to welcome the
Minister Mentor of Singapore.

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This is one of the legendary
figures of Asia in the 20th and

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21st centuries.

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He is somebody who helped to
trigger the Asian economic miracle.

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Singapore has been an
outstanding friend and ally of

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the United States
for many, many years,

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and so I am very much looking
forward to the opportunity to

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hearing from the Minister
Mentor his views on the evolving

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situation in Asia, as I prepare
for my upcoming trip both to

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Singapore and to other
key nations in the region.

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And so I'm very grateful
that he took the time.

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Welcome.

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And on behalf of
the American people,

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we want to say thank you to the
people of Singapore for being

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such outstanding friends.

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Minister Mentor Lee:
Thank you, Mr. President,
for those very warm words.

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I'm especially privileged to
see you at a time of renewal and

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change in America, and during a
period of transition where the

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world order is changing.

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And I look forward to hear your
views on how you see the world

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evolving in a manner
-- (inaudible) --

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which is crucial to the stability and prosperity of East Asia.

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President Obama:
Thank you very much.

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All right, everybody.

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The Press:
Sir, can we ask about your
visit to Dover Air Force

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Base last night?

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Will it influence your
decision on Afghanistan?

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President Obama:
Well, obviously it was a sobering reminder of the

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extraordinary sacrifices that
our young men and women in

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uniform are engaging
in every single day --

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not only our troops, but
their families as well.

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And so Michelle and I are
constantly mindful of those sacrifices.

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And obviously the burden that
both our troops and our families

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bear in any wartime situation is
going to bear on how I see these conflicts.

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And it is something that I
think about each and every day.