“The truth of the matter is that the world’s always been messy. What the United States has consistently been able to do, and we continue to be able to do, is to mobilize the international community around a set of principles and norms.”
Barack Obama, Press Conference 3/25/14
“Principles and norms like ‘sitting on our hands and hoping the bad guys don’t hurt us’.”
“…around a set of principles and norms.”
“…including the principle of getting around the ‘negative prohibitions’ of the U.S. Consitution.”