Barack Obama actually said...

"President Obama in his 2013 speech on this, he said that there has to be a near certainty that civilians will not be killed and it's legitimate to ask questions about whether or not that's really bein..."

"Our initial assessment indicates that this operation was fully consistent with the guidelines under which we conduct counterterrorism efforts in the region which has been our focus for years because i..."

"We believed this was an Al-Qaeda compound, that no civilians were present and that capturing these terrorists was not possible."

"we should strengthen our position as the top natural gas producer."