John Boehner backs Obama, will support strikes on Syria

By Susan Crabtree

Published September 3, 2013 4:00am ET

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John Boehner backs Obama, will support strikes on Syria — House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks to reporters outside the White House on Tuesday following a meeting between President Obama and Congressional leaders to discuss the situation in Syria. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta) | Manuel Balce Ceneta

The top Republican in the House, Speaker John Boehner, on Tuesday threw his support behind President Obama‘s call for military action against Syria.

Emerging from a meeting at the White House with Obama and a group of lawmakers, Boehner, R-Ohio, said he plans to back Obama’s plan for “limited” strikes aimed at degrading Syrian leader Bashar Assad’s use of chemical weapons but not forcing regime change.

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