Obama To Deliver Statement On Syria

President Barack Obama will deliver a statement on Syria on Saturday afternoon.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney announced the news on Twitter:

The President will deliver at statement on Syria at 1:15 pm today in the Rose Garden today.

— Jay Carney (EOP) (@PressSec) August 31, 2013

Politico's Reid Epstein reported a White House official said Obama will not announce imminent military operation in Syria.

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