Barack Obama actually said...

"in a country with extreme poverty that's been at war for decades, there will also be no peace without reconciliation among former enemies . . . There is an uncompromising core of the Taliban. They mus..."

"This is who we are. We will pursue our values because this is what Americans are."

"I saw Republicans and Democrats come together to work together with the President to find out what went wrong and to make sure it did not happen again."

"Instead of giving in to cynicism and division, let's move forward with the confidence and optimism and unity that define us as a people."