That is our generation’s task - to make these words, these rights, these values of life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness real for every American.

My guiding principle as president has been to try to do the right thing even when it's not politically convenient.

Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.

My goal is not to resolve conflicts and tensions in the region through more war. My goal is to make sure that, you know, we are able to negotiate a deal that we can verify.

My life story is something obviously that belongs to me very personally. And the fact of the matter is that I had choices and chances and opportunities that were provided to me, based on the way I was able to direct my own decision-making. And what I'm working to fight for is to make sure that all women have the ability to do that.

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.

Iraq will require US occupation of undetermined length.