WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama, in his first extended comments on a partial Syria truce plan agreed upon with Russia that is set to go into effect Feb. 27, cautioned that it was likely to be messy and fragile, but he said the United States had little choice but to try to reduce the violence and save Syrian lives.
“None of us are under any illusions,” Obama said after meeting with his national security Cabinet at the State Department Feb. 25. “But history would judge us harshly if we did not do our part in at least trying to end this terrible conflict with diplomacy.”
