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Diplomatic opportunity, but also as he looks at three major areas in the world fraught with risks, addressing syria, reaffirming that the united nations must stand up to bashar al assad, that they must pass a resolution saying there will be consequences if he does not account for his chemical weapons. he also very interestingly preferred to irans own use of chemical weapons even as he reached out and suggested there could be a new diplomatic relationship moving forward if they were willing to ne...

And that a political settlement cannot be reached without addressing the legitimate fears and concerns of alawites and other minorities. we are committed to working this political track, and as we pursue a settlement, lets remember this is not a zero sum endeavor. were no longer in a cold war. theres no great game to be won, nor does america have any interest in syria beyond the well-being of its people, the stability of its neighbors, the elimination of chemical weapons and ensuring that it doe...

That there are enough people of good will in this town that recognize our economy will be much better off, american families will be much better off if we get this done. the most important thing we can do is make sure middle class taxes dont go up on january 1. and im pretty confident that republicans would not hold middle class taxes hostage to try to protect tax cuts for high income individuals. >> prediction, are you going to be able to raise taxes, yes or no? >> taxes are going to go up one ...

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♪ a significant announcement from president obama during an exclusive interview with our very open barbara walters. >> the president said his administration now formally recognizes a newly formed coalition of syrian rebels. that is significant. the rebels for fighting to topple syrias president. heres her report. >> i would like to talk about syria. do you plan to recognize the opposition and give them some legitimacy? >> we made a decision that the syrian opposition coalition is now inclusi...

♪ a significant announcement from president obama during an exclusive interview with our very open barbara walters. >> the president said his administration now formally recognizes a newly formed coalition of syrian rebels. that is significant. the rebels for fighting to topple syrias president. heres her report. >> i would like to talk about syria. do you plan to recognize the opposition and give them some legitimacy? >> we made a decision that the syrian opposition coalition is now inclusi...