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On the recordJune 18, 2012
I do not think they condone the massacres that we've witnessed. And I think they believe that everybody would be better served if Syria had a mechanism for ceasing the violence and creating a legitimate government.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama comments on the international community's stance regarding the violence in Syria.

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