Barack Obama actually said...

Once again, President Asad has shown that he is completely incapable and unwilling to respond to the legitimate grievances of the Syrian peo...

I am appalled by the Syrian Government's use of violence and brutality against its own people.

This deal removes the specter of default, providing important certainty to our economy at a fragile moment.

The deal includes a mechanism to ensure additional deficit reduction, consistent with the economic recovery.