Barack Obama actually said...

"The American people should know that from the moment this disaster began, the Federal Government has been in charge of the response effort."

"Our bond with Israel is unbreakable."

"Every person in this room stands at the end of an unbroken chain of perseverance, of a conviction that a better future is possible."

"The United States and Liberia are close friends, longstanding partners, and Liberia is now emerging from a very difficult period in its history."