Barack Obama actually said...

"I want to make sure that we have got the best possible strategy to succeed in a very limited aim. And that is to ensure that al Qaeda and its allies cannot launch attacks against the U.S. homeland and..."

"I would like to see it done sooner, rather than later."

"Look, I've had conversations with Bob Gates as well as Admiral Mullen about the fact that I want to see this law changed."

"Those are all things that I've seen and witnessed and those are stories that I've heard directly from people who I know."