Barack Obama actually said...

"The United States must seize the initiative in setting the agenda for peace."

"We need your continued and urgent leadership to address the immediate humanitarian crisis in Darfur and to achieve long-term peace through a political solution for all of Sudan."

"A strategy for peace means presenting the Sudanese regime with a choice."

"President Obama has directed that program decisions under the Recovery Act, including the development and implementation of the new high-speed rail program be based upon merit."