Obama and Cameron agree to keep pressure on Assad

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The US and the UK have agreed to increase the pressure on Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad to negotiate with the rebels following a meeting between the British prime minister and the American president in Washington, DC, yesterday. Speaking at a press conference at the White House after their meeting, President Obama told reporters, "We're going to continue our efforts to increase pressure on the Assad regime, to provide humanitarian aid...to strengthen the moder...

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Opinion: Obama Under Seige in Syria

The US president is now under siege—not Bashar Al-Assad, who is likely hiding in a cellar in Damascus. President Obama himself announced that chemical weapons have been transported or used by Assad. This means a change in the rules of the game; the red lines have been crossed. If we are to believe the rhetoric, this will result in a US intervention—and of course, the intervention could take various forms. The US is not the only party claiming to have evidence that Assad’s regime ha...

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