Barack Obama: “If we do that, I'm confident that we will write the next great chapter in our American story.”

I am very happy to see a ceasefire. And I’m hopeful that it holds.

it was nevertheless important that we all play a part in assuring that our elected officials are accountable.

America is currently experiencing anger and vision but we are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect."

We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put enormous strain on our military. A lot of people have died. And it feels like we’re back where we were before we started the war, except maybe a little bit worse…