US Ratchets the Pressure on Assad

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Friday,Aug. 19th, 2011.

In light of increasing violence in Syria, Mr.Obama has asked his Syrian counterpart, Bashir Assad, to step down. Although Assad has declared to the UN that military operations in his country have ended, on Wednesday Syrian activists reported that 18 civilians had been killed. They are among the some 2000 protesters which have, according to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, been slaughtered over the last 6 months by the Assad regime.

President Obama's request for Assad to leave office will be accompanied with a third round of sanctions. The European response is expected to be similar. Although Turkish officials have leveled harsh words at the Syrian regime this week, even likening Assad to Moammar Gadhafi, Turkey remains reluctant to join the U.S. and European nations in imposing sanctions.

(Source: Fox News)

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18 people died in Syria when the president killed them for protesting. Now Obama and Clinton want the Syrian president to stop hurting people and quit his job. How come Obama waited to song to do something is the question?