Barack Obama: “We're the ones who have to stand up for our shared values.”

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…

This idea that any suggestion or criticism that America was anything other than perfect is unpatriotic... is a suggestion that you hate your country.

Listen, hypocrisy is progress.

it was nevertheless important that we all play a part in assuring that our elected officials are accountable.