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Obama To Address Americans In Bid For Support For Syria Airstrikes -- McClatchy News
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — President Barack Obama won qualified support from allies Friday in his charge that Syria used chemical weapons against its people, but he walked away from a summit without expanding his coalition of explicit support for a military strike. Facing a divided country at home as well, Obama said he’d address the nation Tuesday to make his case as Congress weighs its approval.
Speaking at the end of a two-day economic conference overshadowed by his call to strike Syria, Obama said he’d “make the best case that I can” to a nation that polls show is widely opposed to military intervention.
“There are times where we have to make hard choices if we’re going to stand up for the things that we care about,” the president said. “And I believe that this is one of those times.”
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My Comment: He has his work cut out for him .... especially since his own officials were not convincing.