Barack Obama actually said...

"He said there's no American military solution in Iraq but when we find this situation like we do on that mountain, the humanitarian mission, when there's a mandate to help, in this case request from t..."

"When we face a situation like we do on that mountain with innocent people facing the prospect of violence on a horrific scale... the United States of America cannot turn in blind eye."

"The United States is acting and leading, and the world cannot sit by and watch innocents die."

"We will take action. That is our responsibility as Americans, it's whole mark of American leadership."