Pamela Dockins, Nike Ching STATE DEPARTMENT— President Barack Obama said Wednesday that comments about Syrian refugees made by some U.S. politicians were "offensive" and "hysterical." Speaking on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in the Phillippines, Obama doubled down on his criticism of lawmakers, governors and presidential candidates who have said his plan to admit thousands of Syrian refugees to the United States this year carries too much of a security risk. "We are not well-served when, in response to a terrorist attack, we descend into fear and panic. We don't make good decisions if it's based on hysteria or an...
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