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The US president, however, said that all of the parties involved in Syria crisis, including Iran, Russian and what he called the moderate opposition group, can be pressurized into brokering a transition. "But, I do believe that we can apply international pressure to all the parties, including Russia and Iran, who essentially are propping up Assad, as well as those moderate opposition that exist and may be fighting inside of Syria to sit down at the table and try to broker a transition," Obama stated.
Commenting on the campaign against Daesh terrorists, Obama said, "We can slowly shrink the environment in which they operate."
Comment: Why slowly? Shrink environment, not eliminate the problem?
Comment: Obama is backing off, not backing down. He's trying new words to convey his marching orders, phrases he hopes will soften objections. What he should have said was, "We made a horrific mistake and this is an official apology to Syria and its people, to President Bashar and to all who have lost their cities, homes, family and countrymen." It would be a start.