Barack Obama actually said...

"What I have consistently argued is that what is needed is a 'both and approach'."

"The United States has been the world's most successful economy precisely because of a long-standing respect for legal contracts and orderly transparent and open market operations."

"We are not in Afghanistan to control that country or to dictate its future."

"I think it's important to note that here in the United States, despite some protectionist rhetoric and very real economic frustration, the 'Buy American' provision was specifically written that had to..."