Barack Obama actually said...

"millions of displaced Iraqis . . . are a living consequence of this war and a challenge to stability in the region, and they must become part of Iraq's reconciliation and recovery."

"we will help Iraqi institutions strengthen their capacity to protect the rule of law, confront corruption, and deliver basic services."

"Not every decision we're going to make is going to be perfect. Not every plan that we lay out is going to work out exactly as we intended. But if we get the big stuff right, then the ship of state is ..."

"We need for it work."