Obama Administration’s Position on Syria
The President’s Statement and Executive Order
On August 18, 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama called for the President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, to step aside and took the strongest financial action against the Syrian regime thus far. The following is President Obama’s full statement on the situation in Syria. The United States has been inspired by the Syrian peoples’ pursuit of a peaceful transition to democracy. They have braved ferocious brutality at the hands of their government. They have spoken with their peaceful marches, their silent shaming of the Syrian regime, and their courageous persistence in the face of brutality ― day after day, week after…
