Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/obama-admits-he-may-never-gain-american-support-for-military Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story President Barack Obama told PBS NewsHour’s Gwen Ifill Mondaythat he favors diplomacy to a military strike against Syria and that he isencouraged that the U.S. can work with the Bashar al-Assad regime’s allies,Russia and Iran, to find a diplomatic solution.