Obama responds to criticism with 'fix it' strategy
The president has tried to posit himself as a pragmatic, decisive leader in response to the political pounding he has taken over a series of controversies.
By Kathleen Hennessey and Christi Parsons, Washington Bureau
May 16, 2013, 7:07 p.m.
WASHINGTON — At a news conference in a rainy Rose Garden on Thursday, President Obama and the Turkish prime minister had weighty matters to discuss — the bloody civil war in Syria, a disastrous Syrian refugee crisis and Turkey's strained relationship with Israel. But before they got too far into that, Obama had something else to say.
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The president has tried to posit himself as a pragmatic, decisive leader in response to the political pounding he has taken over a series of controversies.
By Kathleen Hennessey and Christi Parsons, Washington Bureau
May 16, 2013, 7:07 p.m.
WASHINGTON — At a news conference in a rainy Rose Garden on Thursday, President Obama and the Turkish prime minister had weighty matters to discuss — the bloody civil war in Syria, a disastrous Syrian refugee crisis and Turkey's strained relationship with Israel. But before they got too far into that, Obama had something else to say.
More:Obama responds to criticism with 'fix it' strategy - latimes.com
