Barack Obama actually said...

At that point, the United Nations and its members should help the Libyan people as they rebuild where Qaddafi has destroyed.

We must nurture these traits in our children to ensure America continues to be a symbol of promise to the world.

America's greatness, its ability to respond to changing technologies, a changing economy, would be called into question.

We cannot afford to make our deficit problem worse by extending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.