Barack Obama actually said...

"Now is the time to sign up."

"I hereby designate for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism all funding including contributions from foreign governments so designated by the Congress in the Act."

"The United States appeals to all Gambians to reject violence and seek a peaceful resolution that upholds the will of the Gambian people and advances the promise of a freer, more democratic, and more p..."

"We call specifically on The Gambia's security services to uphold their sacred duty to protect all Gambians and reject any instruction to suppress peaceful expressions of dissent."