Barack Obama actually said...

"When our Government has information on a known extremist and that information is not shared and acted upon as it should have been, a systemic failure has occurred."

"Protecting information critical to our Nation's security and demonstrating our commitment to open Government are equally important priorities."

"I expect that the order will produce measurable progress towards greater openness and transparency."

"Had this critical information been shared, it could have been compiled with other intelligence and a fuller, clearer picture of the suspect would have emerged."