Barack Obama actually said...

We believe that we have put al Qaeda on a path to defeat and are within reach of achieving our goals here.

Today, I signed a historic agreement between the United States and Afghanistan that defines a new kind of relationship between our countries...

We don't go looking for a fight, but when we see our homeland violated, when we see our fellow citizen killed, then we understand what we ha...

The goal that I set to defeat al Qaeda and deny it a chance to rebuild is now within our reach.