Clinton Calls for ‘Immense Pressure’ on Assad After UN Veto
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The U.S. will work with its allies to put “immense pressure” on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down after Russia vetoed a resolution aimed at ending the fighting, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.
“Faced with a neutered Security Council, we have to redouble our efforts outside of the United Nations with those allies and partners who support the Syrian people’s right to have a better future,” Clinton told reporters in Sofia, Bulgaria yesterday. “Assad must go.”