Susan Rice actually said...

"the president ordered a very daring and very well executed rescue operation when on the only occasion we had what we thought was fresh and we hoped actionable intelligence about the whereabouts of Jim..."

"This was a young man who volunteered to serve his country in uniform at a time of war. That is in itself a very honorable thing."

"He is as all Americans, innocent until proven guilty. He is now being tried in the court of public opinion after having gone through enormously traumatic five years of captivity."

"Our sanctions on Iran's human rights abusers will continue and so will our support for the fundamental rights of all Iranians."