Political Quotes

But my hope is that there will be some clarification of what the United States is doing now and what they will be doing in the future.

I’ll wait until the hostages are released, and then I'll have another statement to make.

I think that sends a clear signal to Maliki that we won't be there indefinitely and my hope is that they'll be a commitment by the world community including the controversial nations of Syria and Iran.

Later in the day, the President called the President-elect, thanked him again for the offer, and accepted his invitation to represent the United States.