Barack Obama actually said...

The Syrian people have called for the freedoms that all individuals around the world should enjoy: freedom of expression, association, peace...

The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the use of force by the Syrian Government against demonstrators.

We deplore the use of violence and we're very concerned about what we've -- the reports we've seen from Syria.

We think it's for the people of Libya to decide who the head of their country is, not for the United States to do that.