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If you were president 50 years ago, the tragedy in Syria might not even penetrate what the American people were thinking about on a day to day basis. Today, they're seeing vivid images of a child in the aftermath of a bombing.

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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
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