Panetta, Jordan’s king agree Assad must step down

Published August 2, 2012 11:25am ET



AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A spokesman for U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the Pentagon chief and Jordan’s King Abdullah agree that Syrian leader Bashar Assad must give up power.

Spokesman George Little made the statement after Panetta met with the king in Amman on Thursday.

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