US President says he is wrestling with decision on whether US should get involved to resolve conflict in Syria.
Middle East Online
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WASHINGTON
- US President Barack Obama said in an interview published on Monday
that he was wrestling with a decision on whether the US should get
involved to resolve the conflict in Syria.
"In a
situation like Syria, I have to ask, can we make a difference in that
situation?" he said in an interview with the New Republic magazine.
"Would
a military intervention have an impact? How would it affect our ability
to support troops who are still in Afghanistan? What would be the
aftermath of our involvement on the ground? Could it trigger even worse
violence or the use of chemical weapons? What offers the best prospect
of a stable post-Assad regime? And how do I weigh tens of thousands
who've been killed in Syria versus the tens of thousands who are
currently being killed in the Congo?"
"And what I have
to constantly wrestle with is where and when can the United States
intervene or act in ways that advance our national interest, advance our
security, and speak to our highest ideals and sense of common
humanity," Obama said.
"And as I wrestle with those
decisions, I am more mindful probably than most of not only our
incredible strengths and capabilities, but also our limitations," he
added.
The 22-month Syrian uprising has left over 60,000 dead, according to the United Nations.
Almost
600,000 Syrians out of an estimated two million displaced have fled to
neighboring countries, many of them living in tent camps. The United
Nations says four million Syrians need emergency aid.
The
president said he had to make decisions that balance all these issues
and hope that at the end of his presidency, he could look back and say
that he had made more right calls than wrong ones.
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