Obama's Jihadist challenge

This article about the recent military conflict in Gaza reminded me of an Obama statement way-back-when threatening unilateral military action against Pakistan--a statement for which many people (even Conservatives) criticized him:

The Gaza Strip is just a microcosm of the threat posed by Islamic terrorism. Unless and until nations such as Iran and Syria are forced to end state sponsorship of terrorism, any victories we or the Israelis achieve will be short-lived. The longer we and the rest of the civilized world deny that fact, terrorism will succeed.

I haven't paid close enough attention to see if Obama ever recanted the comment, and I'm not sure whether he was serious anyway.