Barack Obama actually said...

"I want to be very clear in calling upon the Egyptian authorities to refrain from any violence against peaceful protestors."

"Violence and destruction will not lead to the reforms that they seek."

"And when I was in Cairo shortly after I was elected president, I said that all governments must maintain power through consent, not coercion. That is the single standard by which the people of Egypt w..."

"All governments must maintain power through consent, not coercion."