Obama: US Is Now Facing A 'More Abbreviated' Time Frame On Decision For Syria, Egypt Response
The US is now facing a "more abbreviate time frame" to reach a decision on an American response to the escalating situations in Syria and Egypt, US President Barack Obama said on CNN's New Day in an interview that aired on Friday.
While UN officials were in Damascus to investigate allegations of chemical weapons use, Obama said he was not optimistic the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad would be cooperative.
He warned, however, that the United States' "core national interests" are involved in the Syrian conflict, "both in terms of us making sure that weapons of mass destruction are not proliferating, as well as needing to protect our allies, our bases in the region."
Obama responded to criticism from US Senator John McCain who said that America's credibility in the region has been damaged by the United States' slow response to Syria and Egypt.
The president warned against getting "mired in very difficult situations ... (and) being drawn into very expensive, difficult, costly interventions that actually breed more resentment in the region."
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