09/21/2012
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"One of the challenges of a democratic government is making sure that even in the midst of emergencies and passions, we make sure that the rule of law . . . prevail."
"We don't have the resources. It puts enormous strains on our military. And at some point, we leave. And then things blow up again."
"But you also cannot, over the long term or even the medium term, deal with this problem by having the United States serially occupy various countries all around the Middle East."
"You can't defeat ISIS with air strikes alone."