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FSA says decision to delay military action could create further problems

2013-09-01 201 Dailymotion

Reaction to U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to delay military action against Syria pending a vote in congress is eliciting various reactions.<br/> <br />Members of the Free Syrian Army, who have been involved in the civil war against President Bashar al-Assad's regime for the past two years, say al-Assad will use the extra time to prepare for retaliation.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DEPUTY COMMANDER OF EASTERN JOINT COMMAND OF THE FREE SYRIAN ARMY, DEFECTED LIEUTENANT MOHAMMAD ABUOD, SAYING:<br/> <br />"As days go by, more people get killed by the hands of this regime. Further delay for action gives them a chance to change the position of the weapons. According to the intelligence that we have, we know that he (Syrian President Bashar al-Assad) exploits this delay to prepare for this strike."<br/> <br />In a sprawling tent city erected in Iraq, some of the thousands of people who've fled the civil war in Syria see things differently.<br/> <br />Why does the U.S. interfere in Syria? It will become Ir

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