NEWSNIGHT: Has Obama failed on Syria?
1,830 views · Published 20 January 2014 · 9:00 · Indexed 22 September 2026
Channel: BBC Politics · 2014 · News & Politics
The Syrian civil war has been a big test of President Obama's ability to act international policeman. He has not emerged from that test covered in glory. The BBC's Ian Pannell has been covering the Syrian civil war since it began. Here's his assessment.
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