The President's News Conference
03/23/2009
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
We didn't get into this mess overnight, and it's going to take some time to get out of it.
After all, America voted for divided Government, not dysfunctional Government, and we've got work to do.
They're proving that even in difficult times, there's not a country on Earth that wouldn't trade places with us.
We agreed on the need for an immediate halt of all bloodshed and violence against the Syrian people.