I do think it is impossible for us to think only in terms of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and not think in terms of what's happening with Syria or Iran or Lebanon.

We can have legitimate disagreements but still be respectful. I cannot respect terrorist organizations that would kill innocent individuals, and we will hunt them down. But to the broader Muslim world, what we are going to be offering is a…

But the key right now is to make sure that we keep politics to a minimum. There are some legitimate philosophical differences with parts of my plan that the Republicans have and I respect that.

My job to the Muslim world is to communicate that the Americans are not your enemy.

My job is to communicate the fact that the United States has a stake in the well-being of the Muslim world; that the language we use has to be a language of respect.

In my inauguration speech, I spoke about, you will be judged on what you build, not what you destroy.

I might not agree with every aspect of the proposal, but it took great courage to put forward something that is as significant as that.

But ultimately, people are going to judge me not by my words but by my actions and my administration's actions.

I think that when you look at the rhetoric that they've been using against me, before I even took office... what that tells me is that their ideas are bankrupt.

I think, if we do that, then there's a possibility, at least, of achieving some breakthroughs.

But ultimately people are going to judge me not by my words but by my actions and my administration's actions.