Barack Obama: “I am convinced that there is no short cut to the end of a conflict that has endured for decades.”

there will be no kings

And there’s no reason to suggest that we can’t get through this one either.

it was nevertheless important that we all play a part in assuring that our elected officials are accountable.

This idea that any suggestion or criticism that America was anything other than perfect is unpatriotic... is a suggestion that you hate your country.