The assumption is that you can solve this problem by sending more troops, by essentially putting more military force on top of a problem that hasn't been solved by military force.

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If you believe we can solve this problem through compromise, send that message.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Addresses the Nation on Dangers of Default

And in the short term, we should actually make more investments that would put people to work and get the economy moving. (Applause.) And if you combine those two things, we can actually solve this problem and grow the economy at the same time.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama��s Town Hall in Cannon Falls, Minnesota

And my hope is, is that the Republicans who have said no and have seen their party I think use some unfortunate rhetoric around this issue, my hope is, is that they come back and say, you know, this is something that we can work on together to solve a problem instead of trying to score political points.

WHITEHOUSE: Discussing the Economy in Albuquerque

Of course there might be this ship coming in that will solve the profitability problem, if you can only hang on long enough.

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