Barack Obama actually said...

"The United States remains fully committed to a long-term strategic partnership with the Afghan Government and the Afghan people."

"The Nation's critical infrastructure provides the essential services that underpin American society."

"This important step shows what we can do when we come together across party lines to take up a just cause."

"We also know that progress in the most impoverished parts of our world enriches us all--not only because it creates new markets, more stable order in certain regions of the world, but also because it'..."