Assad embraced at Arab summit to U.S. dismay
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Assad embraced at Arab summit to U.S. dismay
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was given a warm welcome at an Arab summit on Friday, winning a hug from Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and rubbing shoulders with leaders who had shunned him for years.
It's a huge policy shift and opposed by the United States.
Lucy Fielder has more.
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