Obama Plans Syria Speech as Agreement Eludes U.S. at G-20
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President Barack Obama acknowledged domestic and international resistance to his call for a military strike against Syria and said he’ll make a more detailed case for action in an address to the U.S. public next week.
Obama today left a summit of leaders from the Group of 20 nations in St. Petersburg, Russia, without gaining a clear, unified message of support, even as he said there is “growing recognition” that the world can’t stand by and let the use of chemical weapons go unanswered.