Obama Rejects Criticism of Shifting Syria Policy: ‘I’m Less Concerned About Style Points’ -- ABC News
WASHINGTON — President Obama says a tumultuous month as commander in chief, when his policy toward Syria took a number of unexpected turns, may not have looked “smooth and disciplined and linear,” but it’s working.
“I’m less concerned about style points. I’m much more concerned with getting the policy right,” Obama told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos in an exclusive interview on “This Week.”
Obama said his surprise announcement on Aug. 31 that he would seek congressional authorization for U.S. military strikes against Syria, then the abrupt cancellation of a vote this week and pursuit of a diplomatic plan led by the Russians, has put the country “definitely in a better position.”
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My Comment: President Obama is clearly concerned about the criticism that has been leveled at his policy towards Syria. I hope he is right because if he is wrong he has set into motion a possible situation in which war and conflict could not only escalate even further in Syria but also in the entire Middle East.