Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/secretary-clinton-it-s-time-for-assad-to-get-out-of-the-way Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story After months of protests in Syria and a brutal crackdown by the government of President Bashar Assad, the Obama administration has called on Assad to leave office and announced a new round of sanctions against the regime.