06/02/2015
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"Although it took far too much time and at least 1,900 dead Syrian citizens, the administration has finally come out and called for Bashar al-Assad's departure from power on August 18."
"No responsible nation can sit by and allow this detestable display of depravity to continue."
"Certainly when you have opposition who is being peaceful and they are being gunned down and their children are being tortured, there is a natural inclination, of course, to fight back."
"Our country, along with the European Union, has the right to issue strong sanctions against Syria to deny them revenues that are used to finance their abuse of the Syrian people."