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On the recordFebruary 22, 2012
The victims here are overwhelmingly Syrians and the assault that Assad continues to wage against the Syrian people is heinous and unforgivable.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney

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