President Obama's Decision on Syria
Saturday, August 31, 2013
MEDIA RELEASE August 31, 2013/time 4:55pm
Just now, President Obama laid out the case for a targeted military action against Syrian regime targets as a result of their use of chemical weapons that killed over one thousand people -- including hundreds of children. The President also made clear that this would not be an open-ended intervention, and there will be with no American troops on the ground.
The President announced he would seek Congressional authorization for the use of force.
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