Barack Obama actually said...

"I admire the extraordinary potential of the Ivorian people."

"Recent innovations have given us the opportunity to tap large reserves of natural gas, perhaps a century's worth, in the shale under our feet. Now we have to make sure we are doing it safely without p..."

"Our Nation endures because these men and women are willing to defend it with their very lives."

"President Ouattara will need to govern on behalf of all the people of Cote d'Ivoire, including those who did not vote for him."