In December, he reiterated in a speech at the National Defense University in Washington that any use of chemical weapons by Syria would result in U.S. action.

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Obama's speech Thursday at the National Defense University is expected to reaffirm his national security priorities from homegrown terrorists to killer drones to the enemy combatants imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay but make no new sweeping policy pronouncements.

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The president's speech last week at the National Defense University was a convenient platform for Mr. Obama to reassure liberals he was restarting his drive to close Guantanamo and addressing their concerns on drone strikes.

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And that's going to be coming up tomorrow in an important speech the president is going to be giving at the National Defense University.

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Here in the US, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps General Peter Pace, spoke at the National Defense University in Washington, following on President Bush's speech yesterday about how to win the war.

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