Barack Obama: “The Syrian people have the right to be freed from the grip of a…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2013

The Syrian people have the right to be freed from the grip of a dictator who would rather kill his own people than relinquish power.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Addressing the situation in Syria and the need for change.

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