Barack Obama actually said...

"I'm confident that if we are focused on it and are willing to talk about these honestly, ten years from now things will be better."

"Some terrible mistakes were made in allowing these kinds of practices to take place."

"We are committed to sending a clear message to the world that we support transparency."

"The men and women serving in the U.S. intelligence community have done extraordinary and heroic and patriotic work in protecting our nation and our allies across the globe."