10/18/2009
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"I directed this deployment of U.S. forces in furtherance of U.S. national security interests."
"The U.S. is growing slower, then other countries grow slower, because we continue to be a central engine in world economic growth."
"I will continue to have conversations with Members of Congress."
"This is not a smart way for us to reduce the deficit."