Barack Obama: “The momentum is on the side of the Syrian people and the Syrian…”

On the recordAugust 17, 2012

The momentum is on the side of the Syrian people and the Syrian opposition.

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Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest

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