President Obama On "60 Minutes"

Steve Kroft and President Obama in the Roosevelt Room at the White House CBS NEWS

CBS 60 Minutes: President Obama

Steve Kroft questions President Obama on topics including Russia's incursion in Syria, ISIS and the 2016 presidential race

The following is a script from "President Obama" which aired on October 11, 2015. Steve Kroft is the correspondent. L. Franklin Devine, Michael Karzis and Maria Gavrilovic, producers.

It's been a week of rising tensions in Syria with Russia stepping up airstrikes and naval bombardments in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and in some cases against rebel groups supported by the United States.

It's complicated an already precarious situation and aggravated an already contentious relationship between President Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Add to that the presidential primary campaigns underway at home, and it seemed like a good time to talk about all of it with the president which we did on Tuesday in the Roosevelt Room at the White House; a lively, spirited discussion that began with ISIS.

WNU Editor: This post is primarily focused on President Obama's comments on Syria and on Russia's involvement in the Syrian conflict.

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