Politics & Government

Obama Wants Your Support for Syrian Strike

Will you give it to him?

President Barack Obama plans to address the nation next week in his continued effort to gain support for a military strike on Syria.

The address, set for Tuesday, Sept. 10, is hoped to inspire the general public to get behind calls for a strike against Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government in response to a chemical attack on civilians staged last month, The Huffington Post reports.

American lawmakers and other nations have given the notion of taking military action against Syria a lukewarm reception. Lawmakers, the Post reports, have asked Obama to build a case with the American public.

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Obama has said failing to act against Syria’s use of chemical weapons would "send a signal to rogue nations."

If action is taken, Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base is likely to take center stage in planning and executing a strike.

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