Barack Obama: “We meet within an institution built from the rubble of war, designed to unite the world in pursuit of peace.”

No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed.

The American people want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away

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…

We don’t have any folks who grill here?