Barack Obama actually said...

Today, we gather again in Baghdad to reaffirm our commitment to this important partnership and to the principles of cooperation, sovereignty...

I'm cautiously hopeful that they end up recognizing that they need to do the right thing.

We are in a position to help shape what, over the long term, could be a transformation in that region that benefits millions of people.

We're making good on the commitment to remove our troops from Iraq by the end of this year as we promised to do.