Barack Obama actually said...

Our goal is clear: to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL through a comprehensive and sustained counterterrorism strategy.

I call upon all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States to display the flag of the United States at half-staff on ...

We are not going to work with the Assad regime in going after ISIL because they have no legitimacy in the Sunni communities.

In their spirit, let us resolve to move forward together and rededicate ourselves to the ideals that define our Union.