Barack Obama actually said...

"We believed this was an Al-Qaeda compound, that no civilians were present and that capturing these terrorists was not possible."

"A full, frank, and just acknowledgement of the facts is in all our interests."

"Serving President Obama and working with his team for 3 years was one of the most special times of my life."

"We want -- when it comes to the seas, we are obviously the dominant force and we're coordinating closely with all of our allies in the region sending a message that rather than another conflict in the..."