Obama: No war 'unless it's absolutely necessary'

◼ During remarks commemorating Memorial Day, President Obama expressed a great deal of empathy for families who had lost loved ones, and vowed not to go to war again 'unless it's absolutely necessary.' - Charlie Spiering/Washington Examiner @CharlieSpiering

"For the first time in nine years, Americans are not fighting and dying in Iraq," he said. "We are winding down the war in Afghanistan, and our troops will continue to come home. After a decade under the dark cloud of war, we can see the light of a new day on the horizon."