Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Russia's Syrian Escalation Tests Obama's Crisis Response by Aru Pande The Islamic State. Ebola. And now Putin in Syria. As Russia's air campaign in the war-torn country dominates headlines, critics of the administration are once again questioning whether U.S. President Barack Obama has been slow to act on the Syrian conflict. VOA correspondent Aru Pande takes a look at what drives the president's response to a crisis. __________________________________________________________________ [1]http://www.voanews.com/media/video/2997523.html References 1. http://www.voanews.com/media/video/2997523.html