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So funny Obama along with the French president says"

I always reserve the right to exercise military action on behalf of America’s national security interests,” Obama said,

LMAO I bet that scared them to death...Time to call Putin

By Paul Richter
February 11, 2014, 11:59 a.m.
WASHINGTON – Acknowledging “enormous frustration,” President Obama said Thursday that the administration “continues to explore every possible avenue” to solve the nearly 3-year-old Syrian civil war.
In an appearance with French President Francois Hollande at the White House, Obama said the threat to civilians in Syria and to the broader Middle East continues to worsen.
“Right now, we don’t think there’s a military solution per se to the problem.... The situation is fluid, and we are continuing to explore every possible avenue to solve this problem,” he said. “Because it’s not just heartbreaking to see what’s happening to the Syrian people, it’s very dangerous for the region as a whole, including friends and allies and partners like Lebanon or Jordan.”
The Obama administration has repeatedly reviewed options for taking military action or stepping up aid to moderate rebel groups in Syria and decided that providing only limited aid is the wisest course. But the increasing carnage and the rising flow of refugees have continued to raise the pressure on the White House.
“I always reserve the right to exercise military action on behalf of America’s national security interests,” Obama said, adding, “That has to be deployed wisely.”
He also repeated his warnings that international business should not try to resume trading with Iran while international negotiations, scheduled to resume next week, continue over Iran’s nuclear program.
Sanctions on Iran’s economy remain, Obama said, and he warned that he would “come down like a ton of bricks” on companies that try to end-run them in hope that th

http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-obama-syria-options-20140211,0,2059328.story#ixzz2t4RYhzSs

http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-obama-syria-options-20140211,0,2059328.story#axzz2t4Qpx3G1

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Syria is Russias surrogate baby just like North Korea is China's. We won't do anything in either of those countries militarily.....not sure the US population would support any more wars either, considering Afghanistan is our nations longest war in our history and frankly hardly any Americans give a ####### about it - how many people you think can even point out Afghanistan on a map or even name the capital or the president there.

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