"I don't think that Mr. Putin has the same values that we do, and I think, obviously, by protecting Mr. Assad, he has a different attitude about the Assad regime," Mr. Obama said in the interview, which was conducted on Friday, before Washington and Moscow reached a tentative agreement to secure and destroy Syria's chemical stockpile..
"But what I've also said to him directly is that we both have an interest in preventing chaos, we both have an interest in preventing terrorism. The situation in Syria right now is untenable, as long as Mr. Assad's in power, there is gonna be some sort of conflict there," the president explained. "And I think there's a way for-- Mr. Putin, despite me and him having a whole lot of differences, to play an important role in that. And so I welcome him being involved. I welcome him saying, 'I will take responsibility for pushing my client, the Assad regime-- to deal with these chemical weapons.'"
Comment: More of the same tired narrative and hypocrisy. Claiming to be interested in "preventing terrorism", while funding and supporting the rebels that are bringing terror to the Syrian population. Claiming a wish to prevent chaos, while calling for a direct U.S. military strike the results of which are completely unpredictable.
Comment: War crimes and sectarian violence sponsored by the West