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Barack Obama: the future of Syria must be determined by its people, but President Bashar al-Assad are standing in their way. His call…

On the recordAugust 17, 2011
the future of Syria must be determined by its people, but President Bashar al-Assad are standing in their way. His call for dialogue and reform have rung hallow while he is imprisoning, torturing, and slaughtering his own people. For the sake of the Syrian people, the time has come for President Assad to step aside.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama calls for Bashar al-Assad to resign, emphasizing the need for the future of Syria to be determined by its people.

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