04/12/2011
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"We were profoundly disappointed and troubled by the UAE's apparent attempt to rehabilitate the international stature of Bashar al-Assad."
"We are profoundly disappointed and troubled by efforts from some states to repair the international reputation of Bashar al-Assad."
"The United States will continue to lead the international community in pressuring the Assad regime--and its Russian and Iranian backers--to cease its brutal war against its own people."
"Take heed of what is happening in Syria."