Obama in Hiroshima: ‘We must change our mindset’ on war

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President Obama, during a historic visit to Hiroshima on Friday, called on the world to change its mindset when it comes to war and to rely more on international diplomacy to resolve conflicts rather than deadly violence and bombs.

“We must change our mindset about war itself,” he said, “to prevent conflict through diplomacy and strive to end conflicts after they’ve begun – to see our growing interdependence as a cause for peaceful cooperation and not violent competition.”

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