Barack Obama actually said...

As a Nation, we are bound together not by the colors of our skin, the tenets of our faith, or the origins of our names.

The use of chemical weapons would be a game changer, not simply for the United States, but for the international community.

It's a hard case to make because I think for a lot of Americans, the notion is out of sight, out of mind.

underscoring concern over Syrian chemical weapons