It's important to make sure that governments have some checks on what they do, that people can oversee what's being done so the government doesn't abuse it.
Barack ObamaNo religion is responsible for terrorism. People are responsible for violence and terrorism.
Barack ObamaI do think that 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 or Afghanistan and Pakistan. These things are interrelated. And if we are looking at the region as a whole and communicating a message to the Arab world and the Muslim world, that we are ready to initiate a new partnership based on mutual respect and mutual interest, then I think that we can make significant progress.
Barack Obama