Obama Syria timing delayed by reluctance at home, abroad
September 06, 2013  20:02
A week after he surprised his national security advisers by deciding to seek authorization from Congress, President Barack Obama's path to military strikes against Syria isn't getting any smoother. 

The outrage that Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry expressed over an Aug. 21 nerve gas attack they blamed on the Syrian regime, an action that crossed the president's "red line,' hasn't brought a groundswell of support from lawmakers and the U.S. public.
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