Syria - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Syria Index / Locations Transcripts Katie Fallon ...had a smaller talkers team based on the Syria issue, that we wanted to put out there... ...was happening at the time. It was the Syria issue—outside of my jurisdiction an... ...strain in our relationship because of Syria and also because of Iran negotiations... ...attention, but, like, combatting a Syria or Iraqi refugee cap, and, you know... Gayle Smith ...where AIDS got the lead, so we had Syria , Iraq, South Sudan. And then preparin... Scott Gration ...like ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ] and those kinds of things—but cyber... ...think it's tough to have a red line in Syria and then walk away from it. There wer... Neil Eggleston ...get to ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ] and all that in a bit. But I wa... ...we started engaging in hostilities in Syria ; because the Syrians didn't agree. Bu... Dan Pfeiffer ...in a military confrontation with Syria . But I think that was a truly definin... Alan Bersin ...to join ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ], and the problem, toward the end o... ...so that someone who had traveled to Syria and who could not be accounted for as ... Josh Earnest ...of ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ] and the spread of violent extremism... ...of violence—whether it's in Paris or in Syria —and the worry about it coming to ou... Load more Transcripts Related Topics go to the Elections and Campaigns Elections and Campaigns go to the Hawaii Hawaii go to the Supreme Court Supreme Court go to the LGBTQ Policy LGBTQ Policy go to the Agriculture Agriculture