Barack Obama: “So he thinks that we're going to be able to have a constructive conversation tomorrow and he'll continue to do that at…”

The success of this experiment was never a given.

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…

Of course, we did not accomplish everything we set out to do. No administration does. Some of the exhibits reflect unfinished business, in some cases, my own shortcomings and mistakes, in some cases because - as a sign I kept on the…

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.