I directed the deployment of U.S. forces in furtherance of U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.

America is mobilizing the world to confront new threats.

We intend to take steps to improve ties between the American and Cuban peoples.

I have never suggested that Israel should ever trade away its security for the prospect of peace.

Reestablishing normal relations is not only in the interest of the American people, but also the Cuban people as well.

Today, in El Salvador and all of Central America, the United States is guided by the vision of Archbishop Romero.

we're going to continue to go after ISIL, get a strong deal that prevents Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.

We will continue to ratchet up the costs, not simply for their anti-Semitism, but also for whatever expansionist ambitions they may have.

If we simply went in and deposed a dictator, or simply went in and cleared out the bad guys, that somehow peace and prosperity would automatically emerge, and that lesson we should have learned a long time ago.

I think it was a mistake for us to go in in the first place.

I hereby delegate the functions conferred upon the President by sections 804(b), (c), (g), and (h) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act.

And let me underscore, the United States keeps our commitments.

We oppose and will cooperate in countering Iran's destabilizing activities in the region.

the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13667 with respect to the Central African Republic is to continue in effect beyond May 12, 2015.

The United States believes that's the wrong direction to go.

The Syrian regime's actions and policies... are fostering the rise of extremism and sectarianism and continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.

Our military, as powerful as it is, is one tool that must be used in concert with all the elements of our national power.

It is time to end the administration's policy of strategic patience.