Barack Obama actually said...

"There will never be another like Ted Kennedy."

"President Obama today meeting for three hours with his national security team to discuss the next steps for the eight-year-old war in Afghanistan."

"Now is not the time to pat ourselves on the back. Now is not the time to offer ourselves congratulations. Now is the time to dig in and work even harder to get this done."

"The military security that's provided in our ability to train Afghan forces is one element of it."