English subtitles for clip: File:West Wing Week- 3-9-12 or "Speak Softly; Carry a Big Stick".webm

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Narrator:
Welcome to the West Wing Week,
your guide to everything that's

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happening at 1600
Pennsylvania Avenue.

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This week, the President
addressed both the Conservation

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and AIPAC Conferences; sat down
with Prime Minister Netanyahu of

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Israel; the Prime
Minister of Libya;

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and President Mills of Ghana;
hosted a White House news

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conference; and traveled to the
Daimler Mount Holly Truck plant

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in North Carolina.

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That's March 2nd to March
8th or "Speak Softly;

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Carry a Big Stick."

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The President:
Now is the time to heed the
timeless advice from Teddy

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Roosevelt: "Speak softly;
carry a big stick."

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Narrator:
On Friday, Secretary of the
Interior Ken Salazar's birthday,

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the President addressed the
Conference of Conservationists

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at the Department of Interior.

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The President:
The bottom line is this: There
will always be people in this

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country who say we've got to
choose between clean air and

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clean water and a
growing economy.

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Between doing right by our
environment and putting people

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back to work.

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And I'm here to tell you
that is a false choice.

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Narrator:
On Sunday, the President
delivered remarks to the AIPAC

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Policy Conference
in Washington, D.C.

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The President:
Already there is too
much loose talk of war.

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Over the last few weeks such
talk has only benefited the

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Iranian government by
driving up the price of oil,

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which they depend on to
fund their nuclear program.

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There is no shortage of speeches
on the friendship between the

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United States and Israel.

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But I'm also mindful
of the proverb:

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A man is judged by his
deeds; not his words.

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So if you want to know
where my heart lies,

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look no further than what I have
done to stand up for Israel,

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to secure both of our countries
and to see that the rough waters

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of our time lead to a peaceful
and prosperous shore.

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Narrator:
On Monday, the President met
in the Oval Office with Prime

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Minister Netanyahu for the ninth
time during his Administration.

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The meeting was an opportunity
for the President to reaffirm

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the unbreakable bond between
the United States and Israel,

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and to discuss a range
of strategic issues of

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mutual concern.

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The President:
My policy here is not going
to be one of containment.

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My policy is prevention of Iran
obtaining nuclear weapons.

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And as I indicated yesterday in
my speech when I say all options

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are at the table, I mean it.

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Narrator:
On Super Tuesday, the President
reconvened his Technology

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CEO Council, then hosted a news
conference at the White House,

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where he announced two steps
his Administration is taking to

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support responsible
homeowners and their families.

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The President:
We are cutting by more than
half the refinancing fees that

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families pay for loans
insured by the Federal

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Housing Administration.

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We're also taking a series of
steps to help homeowners who

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have served our country.

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It is unconscionable that
members of our armed forces and

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their families have been some
of those who have been most

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susceptible to losing their
homes due to the actions of

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unscrupulous banks
and mortgage lenders.

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Narrator:
On Wednesday, the President met
with the Prime Minister of Libya

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and his delegation in
the Roosevelt Room.

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Then he traveled south to North
Carolina where he toured the

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Daimler Mount Holly Truck
Manufacturing Plant and spoke to

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workers there about the economy.

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The President:
You know, the freighter line
trucks that you're making here

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at this plant run on natural gas
and that makes them quieter,

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it makes them better
for the environment,

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it makes them
cheaper to fill up --

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Audience Members:
That's right!

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The President:
-- than they would
be with diesel.

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And we should put every
member of Congress on record,

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they can stand up for the oil
companies or they can stand up

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for the American people
and this new energy future.

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Narrator:
On Thursday, the President
welcomed the Commander-in-Chief

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of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars in the Oval Office.

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Then held a bilateral meeting
with President Mills of Ghana,

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welcoming the opportunity to
reciprocate the warm hospitality

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that both he and the First Lady
received during their visit to

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Ghana three years ago.

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To find out more information on
any of these topics or to see

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complete videos of these
events, go to WhiteHouse.gov.

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And thanks again for checking
out your West Wing Week.

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The President:
How long have you been here?

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Plant Worker:
Twenty-five years.

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The President:
Twenty-five years!

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What -- man, how
old are you, man?

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(laughter)

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Plant Worker:
Forty-seven.

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The President:
Are you, really?

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Plant Worker:
Forty-seven.

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The President:
Man.

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I got to eat what he's eatin'!

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(laughter)

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Huh?

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Plant Worker:
That's right!

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The President:
Look at this young man.

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I'm telling 'ya.

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Plant Worker:
I been exercising
and drinking water.

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The President:
Exercise and drinking water?

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Plant Worker:
Yes, sir, exercise
and drinking water.

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The President:
Is that what it is?

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Plant Worker:
Yes, sir.

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The President:
Okay, I'll use that, too!