Barack Obama actually said...

The rights of the Iranian people to assemble, to speak freely, to have their voices heard, those are universal aspirations.

The President's News Conference With Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany

06/25/2009

More Barack Obama Quotes

There is no military solution to this war.

The consequences of this war have been dire, and the sacrifices have been immeasurable.

No amount of U.S. soldiers can solve the grievances that lay at the heart of someone else's civil war.

It is time to bring this conflict to a responsible end so we can bring our troops home.