Barack Obama actually said...

We did not seek or solicit or desire to have this equity position.

Background Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on the General Motors Restructuring

05/30/2009

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America is the only indispensable nation.

This is not going to be an announcement about U.S. ground troops.

There will be no boots on the ground. There will not be a ground combat role for forces, U.S. forces, in Iraq or potentially Syria.

Turkey obviously serves an extraordinarily important role in the alliance.