Obama at War

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🗓️ 8 June 2015

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Inside the Obama administration's struggle to deal with ISIS and the civil war in Syria. (Original Upload Date: 06/02/2015)

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0:00.0	This is an audio cast of the Frontline Program Obama at War, broadcast May 26th on PBS.
0:08.0	The correspondent is Martin Smith.
0:11.0	The President decides to draw a line.
0:34.0	A red line for us is chemical weapons being utilized.
0:38.0	And then decides to pull back.
0:40.0	It's all in motion and at the last minute the President blinked.
0:44.0	I will seek authorization from Congress.
0:47.0	Extremists were sending the message to the locals that look you have been betrayed by the United States and its regional allies.
0:54.0	Frontline investigates the choices the President faced as Syria descended into war.
1:00.0	The President is troubled by the outcome.
1:02.0	He can't help but look at 200,000 dead Syrians, the rise of ISIS that is now extending to far places in the Middle East.
1:12.0	We will degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL.
1:16.0	Obama was elected to end wars now at the beginning.
1:20.0	Tonight Obama at War.
1:30.0	Frontline is made possible by contributions to your PBS station from viewers like you.
1:36.0	Thank you.
1:37.0	And by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
1:40.0	Major support for Frontline is provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
1:45.0	Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world.
1:49.0	More information is available at Macfound.org.
1:52.0	Additional support is provided by the Park Foundation.
1:56.0	Dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues.
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