Barack Obama actually said...

This World AIDS Day is a time to reflect on what this global crisis is costing us.

I run for the Presidency of the United States of America because that's the party America needs us to be right now.

And what makes all of this so heartbreaking is that it was - in each and every case - entirely preventable.

It's a time to draw hope from the extraordinary perseverance of those helping combat this disease around the world.