Obama Renews Call for Assad to Step Down

posted on: Feb 26, 2015

Despite the rise of Islamic State, President Barack Obama said that the U.S. still believes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should step down.

Mr. Obama, in an Oval Office meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, described the situation in Syria as an “extraordinary challenge,” saying they agreed that Mr. Assad has lost legitimacy and should relinquish power.

“We both are deeply concerned about the situation in Syria. We’ll continue to support the moderate opposition there and continue to believe that it will not be possible to fully stabilize that country until Mr. Assad, who has lost legitimacy in the country, is transitioned out,” Mr. Obama said.

Source: www.wsj.com