08/13/2012
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"This is a humanitarian imperative, as these three young people are innocent of any crime."
"I told these three mothers that Sarah, Shane, and Josh are in my thoughts and prayers."
"Don't bet against the American worker; don't bet against the American people."
"If I didn't think that it was important for our national security to finish the job in Afghanistan, then I would pull them all out today."