We have to find the origin of the problem. The origin of the problem in many African countries is that you've got state bureaucracies which are too bloated.

If you read with empathy what Lincoln went through, then you realize what you're going through is nothing compared to what he went through.

To date, we've arrested or otherwise dealt with many key commanders of al Qaeda... All told, more than 3,000 suspected terrorists have been arrested in many countries. Many others have met a different fate. Let's put it this way - they are no longer a problem to the United States and our friends and allies.

I really don't want to in the press, genuinely don't want to be in the press.

My administration has been calling upon all the leaders in the - in the Middle East to do everything they can to stop the violence, to tell the different parties involved that peace will never happen.

Whether we bring our enemies to justice or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done.

We know that men and women can be good without faith. We know that.