Obama says 9/11 legislation sets 'dangerous precedent': CNN

"If we eliminate this notion of sovereign immunity, then our men and women in uniform around the world could potentially start seeing ourselves subject to reciprocal loss," Obama said during a town hall meeting-style interview on CNN, referring to potential lawsuits.

"It's a dangerous precedent," he said.

(Reporting by Roberta Rampton, writing by Jeff Mason, editing by G Crosse)