Barack Obama

You know, one of the things I think you understand as president is you're held responsible for everything, but you don't always have control of everything, right? ↗

— Barack Obama

#control #everything #held #i #i think

I just want to go through Central Park and watch folks passing by. Spend the whole day watching people. I miss that. ↗

— Barack Obama

#central park #day #folks #go #i

I think it is important for Europe to understand that even though I am president and George Bush is not president, Al Qaeda is still a threat. ↗

— Barack Obama

#am #bush #europe #even #george

I've said very clearly, including in a State of the Union address, that I'm against 'don't ask, don't tell' and that we're going to end this policy. ↗

— Barack Obama

#against #ask #clearly #end #going

It was not a religion that attacked us that September day. It was al-Qaeda. We will not sacrifice the liberties we cherish or hunker down behind walls of suspicion and mistrust. ↗

— Barack Obama

#attacked #behind #cherish #day #down

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. ↗

— Barack Obama

#been #come #ones #other #person

Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to Iraq's future is not. ↗

— Barack Obama

#commitment #ending #future #iraq #mission

So while I will never minimize the costs involved in military action, I am convinced that a failure to act in Libya would have carried a far greater price for America. ↗

— Barack Obama

#action #am #america #carried #convinced

The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries. ↗

— Barack Obama

#east #issue #middle #middle east #obviously

We are not at war against Islam. ↗

— Barack Obama

#islam #war