Obama pitches military strike in Syria

  • 11 years ago
President Obama on Wednesday (September 11) said he he wants to give diplomacy a chance to avoid military strikes on Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons, but made a forceful case for why the US must act if negotiations fail. Calling the US "the anchor of global security," Obama in a televised address offered moral, political and strategic arguments for being ready to launch limited military strikes while trying to negotiate a diplomatic solution.

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