Barack Obama actually said...

"We cannot counter insurgent and terrorist threats without civilian counterparts who can carry out economic and political reconstruction missions."

"In order to equip the State Department with the tools that it needs to address today's challenges, we will need to invest additional resources in the Department."

"President-elect Obama seeks a future of cooperative engagement with the Russian Government on matters of strategic importance, while standing up strongly for American values and international norms."

"Real pressure on Russia will not come from rhetoric alone--it will come from a unified transatlantic alliance."