During Obama's Presidency, How Did the United States Government Respond

question 30

Multiple Choice

During Obama's presidency, how did the United States government respond to the Syrian civil war?

• A) The civil war ended before Obama's administration could react in any way, but the United States still felt its economic repercussions.
• B) Obama followed through with a military strike on Syria due to encouragement by his secretary of defense Leon Panetta.
• C) Because Bashar al-Assad was found to be a more compassionate ruler than previously believed, Obama withdrew large numbers of troops.
• D) The Obama administration refused to enter any agreements in response to the conflict, as they were preoccupied with Iran's rapid production of nuclear weapons.
• E) Secretary of State John Kerry signed an agreement with Russia to dispose of Syria's chemical weapons, but the civil war continued.

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