Part of what's changed in politics is social media and how people are receiving information.

Shaykh Bin Bayyah described his purpose. We must declare war on war so the outcome will be peace upon peace.

We will send an additional 475 service members to Iraq. As I have said before, these American forces will not have a combat mission - we will not get dragged into another ground war in Iraq. But they are needed to support Iraqi and Kurdish forces with training, intelligence and equipment.

Yes, we can. Yes, we can change. Yes, we can.

The flame of the diya, or lamp, reminds us that light will ultimately triumph over darkness.

If you can look back and say, "The economy's better. Our security's better. The environment's better. Our kids' education is better," if you can say that you've made things better, then considering all the challenges out there, you should feel good. But I'm the first to acknowledge that I did not crack the code in terms of reducing this partisan fever.

These people are a part of me. And they are a part of America, this country that I love.