Barack Obama actually said...

"The President's commitment to trying to achieve a diplomatic solution to achieve our goals was a prominent theme of the President' first inaugural address."

"The support that you're providing today is making all the difference in the world."

"One of the leading priorities for President Obama, which is to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon."

"This first step will create time and space over the next 6 months for more negotiations to fully address our comprehensive concerns about the Iranian program."