Finally moving on Syria

As you know, I rip Obama regularly for his defense and foreign policy, such as it is, so when he does something good, it's only fair that I point it out.  This time, it's on Syria:

President Obama on Thursday called for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, a demand aimed to ratchet up the diplomatic pressure on the leader who has launched a bloody crackdown on his own people for months.
"For the sake of the Syrian people, the time has come for President Assad to step aside," Obama said in a statement.
The president has signed an executive order to block property and prohibit certain transactions with respect to Syria, the White House announced.

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