Barack Obama actually said...

I think people can say that my election symbolizes some progress, at least within the small confines of the legal community.

Obama comments on the significance of his election to the Harvard Law Review as a symbol of progress.

05/01/2008

More Barack Obama Quotes

We are looking to NATO and our other partners to send a parallel international message of strong resolve.

We will not repeat the mistakes of 1989, when we abandoned the country only to see it descend into civil war.

The United States will commit an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan for an extended surge of 18 to 24 months.

Beginning to transfer security responsibility to the Afghans in summer 2011 is critical--and, in my view achievable.