Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/obama-addresses-nation-on-syria Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story Transcript President Barack Obama made his case to the nation for action in Syria, while acknowledging concerns of a "slippery slope to another war." The president asked Congress to postpone a vote to authorize the use of force while diplomatic efforts are in motion, but still vowed to keep the U.S. military "in a position to respond." Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors.