We can't discount how scary and shaken not just the Turkish government is, but Turkish society is. Imagine if you had some rump group of military officials here in the United States who started flying off with F-16s or other artillery and were taking shots at government buildings, and people were killed and injured. People would be scared and rightfully so.
Barack ObamaIf somebody was sending rockets into my house, where my two daughters sleep at night, Iām going to do everything in my power to stop that, and I would expect Israelis to do the same thing.
Barack ObamaWhat is certainly true is that the United States has to have a presence to promote the values that we care about.
Barack ObamaI look forward to hosting Prime Minister Lee [Hsien Loong], whose friendship and partnership I appreciate very much and with whom I've worked throughout my administration. This will also be an opportunity for me to reciprocate the hospitality that the Prime Minister and the people of Singapore showed to me during my visit to Singapore for the APEC summit in 2009.
Barack Obama