09/07/2009
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"We call on the Syrian government to meet its responsibilities under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and to end its practice of arbitrary arrests and detention."
"Let us resolve, as citizens, to carry on the improbable experiment that began more than 200 years ago."
"Let us ensure that our troops always have the support that they need to succeed in the missions we ask of them."
"People continue to have confidence in the basic abilities of the government to deliver."