Barack Obama: “I think it's very important to understand a couple of things.”

We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put enormous strain on our military. A lot of people have died. And it feels like we’re back where we were before we started the war, except maybe a little bit worse…

While we are non-partisan, we are not value-neutral. We have a point of view.

America is currently experiencing anger and vision but we are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect."

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.