The truth is this is an all-volunteer military and the people who are there signed up for it.
And that goes for foreign journalists who are there to cover that story.
"I just feel terrible for the people who haven't been in contact with their family and friends who are there, " she said.
The coordination between the Japanese government and the international folks, including the United States, who are there providing assistance, is very robust.
They really can't replace the people who speak the language, who have been trained in the medical system, who are there for the long haul.
"The people who are there will surround the families and take care of them, the ones who have had loved ones who were killed, " she said.
As ever, Mr Obama expressed America's essential nature as a country that comes together, a people who help each other, who are there for each other.
Indeed, some of the new arrivals in Hong Kong already have aunts, nieces, former students, teachers, or neighbours who are there, and gossip from home spreads like wildfire.
"I can look at an apartment or house and almost figure out the nationality of buyers who are there, " says Mark Zilbert, president and CEO of Miami-based Zilbert International Realty.
We have to think about what we're going to do with the more than 100, 000 Americans civilians who are there, working for the embassy, working for businesses, working for charities.
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We all understand the stresses that this war causes first and foremost on the men and women of the military and our civilian forces who are there and their families.
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Call people, because there's lawyers who are trained, who are there for no other purpose but to help you vote on the other side, and can give you all the information you want.
Nor did the subeditors who are there, in part, to catch these sorts of things (and two of my friends have worked as such on that paper and they would have done if they had still been there).
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If a time comes when you must step into the decision-maker role, you will be much better prepared if you have a trusting relationship with those who are there to help preserve assets, manage them and offer you their expertise about your decisions.
It is true that I am going to be insisting on a unity of purpose on the part of all branches of the U.S. government that reflects the enormous sacrifices that are being made by the young men and women who are there.
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But I think, you know, the kids eventually might see just I think what I noticed, this family, the children, who are there's two teenage girls and an eight-year-old boy, especially the teenagers, they noticed that their mother was stressed, that she was stressed by this issue.
"There are twins who are just siblings and there are twins who are close, and then there was Andrea and Jessica, " she said.
And for the young people who are out there who are thinking about a profession, think about engineering.
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And the more players there are, the more Carloses there are who are out there scratching and striving to get some business, ultimately the better deal we'll get as taxpayers.
Having worked from home many hours over many years, I can tell you from first hand experience that there are those of us who are more productive and there are many who never meet performance expectations.
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"They've brought gifts because there are people who are homeless, there are asylum seekers and they are always very generous, these children, and that goes to the heart of what Christmas is all about, " he said.
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But I made -- but in making that decision I said we're going to take a year to figure out how are we going to deal with the folks who are detained there, some of whom really are dangerous folks, who if we just release them could do us harm.
These are folks who've worked hard, like my grandmother, and there are millions of people out there who are counting on this.
"There are so many people who are out there and I wish I could thank everybody, " he added.
That's good news. (Applause.) Because of what you did, millions of Americans who are out there still looking for work are going to continue to get help with unemployment insurance.
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"Here are people who are supporting me virtually, who are right there with me, and can't walk with me, but I could feel their energy, and I could feel that this mattered to them, " he said.
When we look at those who are really up there in years and see the few who are alert, look fabulous and enjoy good health, there is a common theme: exercise.
There are plenty who think that there are more gains to be had.
Our businesses have added more than 4 million jobs over the past two years. (Applause.) But there are still too many Americans who are out there looking for a job or trying to figure out how to pay the bills and cover the mortgage.
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