Barack Obama actually said...

The President has directed the recovery of U.S. surge troops that will bring U.S. troop levels to 68,000 by October 1, 2012.

Obama outlines troop withdrawal plans and timelines for U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

09/30/2012

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That is not a happy message, I think, to take to America's seniors.

I will wake up every single day fighting as hard as I know how for you.

The sooner that Assad steps aside, the sooner the Syrian people will be able to complete a political transition.

That is what the American promise is all about.