Four days after pledging aid for Syrian rebels, Obama backs down

Four days after pledging aid for Syrian rebels, Obama backs down

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, less than a week after approving U.S. military aid to Sunni rebels, has backed away from proposals meant to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad. Obama, in his first interview on the subject, acknowledged that he was skeptical over measures to restrain Assad’s military amid its offensive against […]