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*Obama tells Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and announces a new set of sanctions. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/18/sources-us-call-for-assad-departure-imminent/?test=latestnews Obama Calls on Assad to Step Down, Imposes New Sanctions, Fox News, August 18, 2011]</ref>   
 
*Obama tells Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and announces a new set of sanctions. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/18/sources-us-call-for-assad-departure-imminent/?test=latestnews Obama Calls on Assad to Step Down, Imposes New Sanctions, Fox News, August 18, 2011]</ref>   
 
*Various reports show the State Department trying to get the Muslim Brotherhood to replace Assad, just like in Egypt. <ref>[http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/274969/annals-arab-spring-obama-administration-backs-muslim-brotherhood-syria-andrew-c-mccart# Annals of the Arab Spring: Obama Administration Backs Muslim Brotherhood in Syria, NRO, August 18, 2011]</ref>
 
*Various reports show the State Department trying to get the Muslim Brotherhood to replace Assad, just like in Egypt. <ref>[http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/274969/annals-arab-spring-obama-administration-backs-muslim-brotherhood-syria-andrew-c-mccart# Annals of the Arab Spring: Obama Administration Backs Muslim Brotherhood in Syria, NRO, August 18, 2011]</ref>
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*As rebel forces descend upon [[Tripoli]], Obama calls for a peaceful transistion in Libya. <ref>[http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/gaddafi-way-out-obama-calls-peaceful-tra Obama Calls for Peaceful Transition in Libya, CNSNews, August 22, 2011]</ref>
 
   
 
   
 
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