Barack Obama actually said...

We can't afford to be cynical.

This is not for me to extend on behalf of all the American people our deepest condolences over the loss of family and friends and to assure ...

He hasn't found a way to be as effective as he ought to have been and at the same time, he hasn't capitulated to his enemies which is good.

We have serious concerns about the rising number of Palestinian civilian deaths and the loss of Israeli lives.