I don't see the White House actually going there right now unless things change, if the President does not see a deal on the horizon, I think [he'll bring] back the military option. Barack Obama More Quotes by Barack Obama More Quotes From Barack Obama A number of countries, including some who have loudly criticized the NSA, privately acknowledge that America has special responsibilities as the world's only superpower, that our intelligence capabilities are critical to meeting these responsibilities, and that they themselves have relied on the information we obtain to protect their own people. Barack Obama nsa responsibility country Those who are troubled by our existing programs are not interested in a repeat of 9/11, and those who defend these programs are not dismissive of civil liberties. The challenge is getting the details right, and that's not simple. Barack Obama nsa simple challenges The program grew out of a desire to address a gap identified after 9/11 ... The program does not involve the NSA examining the phone records of ordinary Americans. Rather, it consolidates these records into a database that the government can query if it has a specific lead - phone records that the companies already retain for business purposes. Barack Obama nsa phones government Effective immediately, we will only pursue phone calls that are two steps removed from a number associated with a terrorist organization instead of three. Barack Obama nsa phones organization These days, the House Republicans actually give John Boehner a harder time than they give me. Which means orange really is the new black. Barack Obama orange party mean Obviously [my daughters] - and Michelle - have made a lot of sacrifices on behalf of my cockamamie ideas, the running for office and things. Barack Obama family daughter running But the question is, do we care enough? Do we care enough to keep standing up for the country that we know is possible, even if it's hard, and even if it's politically uncomfortable? Do we care enough to sustain the passion and the pressure to make our communities safer and our country safer? Do we care enough to do everything we can to spare other families the pain that is felt here today? Barack Obama pain leadership country Our tears are not enough. Our words and our prayers are not enough. If we really want to honor these twelve men and women, if we really want to be a country where we can go to work and go to school and walk our streets free from senseless violence, without so many lives being stolen by a bullet from a gun, then we're gonna have to change. We're gonna have to change. Barack Obama prayer country school I know CNN has taken some knocks lately but the fact is, I admire their commitment to covering all sides of the story, just in case one of them happens to be accurate. Barack Obama cnn taken commitment I have been in Washington for a while now, and most things don't surprise me. The fact that twenty 6-year-olds were gunned down in the most violent fashion possible and this town couldn't do anything about it was stunning to me. Barack Obama fashion party leadership There is nothing wrong with our country, there is something wrong with our politics...When this country is operating off a common ground, nobody can stop us. But when we're divided, then we end up having a whole lot of self-inflicted problems. Barack Obama self common country For the first time in our history, the winners of the White House Turkey Pardon were chosen through a highly competitive online vote. And once again, Nate Silver completely nailed it. The guy is amazing. Barack Obama turkeys nature leadership Let's face it, Fox News, you'll miss me when I'm gone. It'll be harder to convince the public that Hillary Clinton was born in Kenya. Barack Obama news gone missing We are still the America that does the hard things, that does the great things. We're the nation that always dared to dream. We're the nation that dared to take risks. Barack Obama risk dream america Nobody's madder than me about the website not working as well as it should, which means it's going to get fixed. Barack Obama politics health mean You want to be commander-in-chief? You can start by standing up for the men and women who wear the uniform of the United States, even when it's not politically convenient. Barack Obama uniforms want men Today, I can report that, as promised, the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of the year. Barack Obama iraq home years We ask our men and women in uniform to leave their families, our guardsmen and reservists to leave their jobs. We ask you to fight, to sacrifice, to risk your lives for your country. The last thing you should have to do is fight for a job when you come home. Barack Obama home jobs country True leadership will not be measured by the ability to muzzle dissent, or to intimidate and harass political opponents at home. The people of the world want change. They will not long tolerate those who are on the wrong side of history. Barack Obama leadership home long American leadership is not simply a matter of going it alone and bearing all of the burden ourselves. Barack Obama burden leadership matter
