
President Obama decried military sexual assaults on Wednesday, using his first public remarks on the issue in months to make clear that, as commander-in-chief, he is committed to combating the issue.
"I want you to hear it directly from me, the commander-in-chief: it undermines what this military stands for and it undermines what the Marine Corps stands for when sexual assault occurs within our units," Obama said at Camp Pendleton, near San Diego.
"And that's why