Barack Obama: “The American people's voices should be heard.”

We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put enormous strain on our military. A lot of people have died. And it feels like we’re back where we were before we started the war, except maybe a little bit worse…

While we are non-partisan, we are not value-neutral. We have a point of view.

And there’s no reason to suggest that we can’t get through this one either.

I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.