Obama & EU to Assad: 'Step aside!'

"...WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama demanded Thursday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "step aside" and imposed tough sanctions on Damascus including an asset freeze and ban on US investments in Syria...
But Obama also emphasized that Washington "cannot and will not impose this transition upon Syria" and ..."The EU notes the complete loss of Bashar al-Assad's legitimacy in the eyes of the Syrian people and the necessity for him to step aside," foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in a statement. ..."