Barack Obama: “The transition to Afghan responsibility will begin in the summer of 2011, when we expect Afghan security forces to begin…”

a belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power

Now the ball’s in your court, Iowa.

It fortifies you to say that, yes, this has been part of the journey that we’re on.

I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.