Barack Obama: “millions of displaced Iraqis . . . are a living consequence of this war and a challenge to stability in the region, and…”

We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put enormous strain on our military. A lot of people have died. And it feels like we’re back where we were before we started the war, except maybe a little bit worse…

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

a belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power

The essence of Prop. 50 is to say that if you are going to play that game, then we are going to try to counteract that abuse of the system.