Barack Obama actually said...

"That's why we've got George Mitchell going there. This is somebody with extraordinary patience as well as extraordinary skill."

"Congratulations, Tim. You have got your work cut out for you, as I think everybody knows. But you also have my full confidence, my deepest trust, my unyielding belief that we can rise to achieve what ..."

"If we are looking at the region as a whole, and communicating a message to the Arab world and the Muslim world that we are ready to initiate a new partnership based on mutual respect and mutual intere..."

"I think the most important thing is for the United States to get engaged right away."