Obama follows Saudi King on Syria

President Obama finally abandoned Syria's Assad, doing so only after Saudi Arabia broke ties

U.S. to Tell Assad that He Must Go -Bradley Klapper

The Obama administration is preparing to explicitly demand the departure of Syrian President Bashar Assad and hit his regime with tough new sanctions, U.S. officials said Tuesday as the State Department signaled for the first time that American efforts to engage the government are finally over.
(AP)
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The Arab States and Syria -Editorial

The harshest statement [against Syria's Assad] came on Sunday from King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. On Monday, along with Kuwait and Bahrain, Saudi Arabia recalled its ambassador from Damascus in protest.
(New York Times)
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UPDATE:

Truth About Syria -Editorial

President Obama has finally called for the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad to step down and end his murderous war against the Syrian people.
(New York Times)
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