Barack Obama actually said...

"I think that so much money and U.S. training has gone into those forces. And when they're not willing to stand and fight and defend their positions, that is a problem, and that Iraq needs to stand up ..."

"We will not be sending U.S. troops back into combat in Iraq, but I have asked my national security team to prepare a range of other options that could help support Iraq security forces."

"I promised when I ran to be a President who'd change that."

"We're not going to allow ourselves to be dragged back into a situation in which, while we're there, we're keeping a lid on things."