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“Sexual assault is an outrage. It is a crime. That's true for society at large, and if it's happening inside our military, then whoever carries it out is betraying the uniform that they're wearing. And they may consider themselves patriots, but when you engage in this kind of behavior, that's not patriotic; it's a crime. And we have to do everything we can to root this out...so I don't want just more speeches or, you know, awareness programs or training, but ultimately folks look the other way. If we find out somebody's engaging in this stuff, they got to be held accountable, prosecuted, stripped of their positions, court-martialed, fired, dishonorably discharged -- period. It's not acceptable.”
— President Obama, speaking Tuesday about a new Pentagon report showing an increase in sexual assaults in the ranks, and the arrest of an Air Force officer responsible for preventing sexual assault on charges of sexually assaulting a woman early Sunday.
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