Barack Obama

You have won your revolution.

As Americans, that's not who we are.

I hope they inspire us to put ourselves in another person's shoes.

I'm confident he will help us do that, and I look forward to working closely with him in the months and years ahead.

Today's events prove once more that the rule of an iron fist inevitably comes to an end.

The right choice is rarely the easy one.

We welcomed the end of the Qaddafi regime and agreed that it is an extraordinary day for the NATO-led coalition and above all the Libyan people.

All people want to enjoy freedom and human rights and democracy.

Together we pledged over 25% of the total $4.3 billion at a June 2011 pledging conference to vaccinate 250 million children by 2015.

I believe his decades of experience both in the public and private sector have given him a clear understanding of what it takes to put America on a stronger economic footing and create jobs.

Of course, above all, today's--belongs to the people of Libya.

Norway was one of the first allies to step up and deploy fighter aircraft as part of the NATO civilian protection mission in Libya.

So the choice is clear.

I'm very proud of the work that we did on this operation.

The United States and Norway cooperate closely on some of the world's most intractable challenges.

Norway plays an important stabilizing role in energy markets and energy security.

But how we respond is entirely up to us.

S. 1723 meets that test.

Our fight isn't over.

Norway punches above its weight.

Last month I sent Congress a piece of legislation called the American Jobs Act. Don't just applaud about it, vote for it. Vote for it.

We have long called for his release, and it was far too long in coming.

It takes a special kind of bravery to be a firefighter.

On behalf of the American people, I offer my condolences to the families of the victims and to all of the Turkish people.

Our position on Hamas hasn't changed and this incident doesn't change our view of what needs to happen in the peace process.