I've acted after consulting with my national security team, and Republican and Democratic leaders of Congress.

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This review also benefits from the contributions of leaders from across my national security team -- from the departments of State, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs, as well as the intelligence community.

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Within an hour of the start of the attack, Mr. Obama met with his national security team's senior civilian and military national security leaders.

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