Barack Obama: “We acknowledge Pakistan's role as a key counterterrorism partner.”

It fortifies you to say that, yes, this has been part of the journey that we’re on.

Of course, we did not accomplish everything we set out to do. No administration does. Some of the exhibits reflect unfinished business, in some cases, my own shortcomings and mistakes, in some cases because - as a sign I kept on the…

This idea that any suggestion or criticism that America was anything other than perfect is unpatriotic... is a suggestion that you hate your country.

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.