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| Russia hands Syria chemical plan to US |
| 2013-09-12 |
[MAIN.OMANOBSERVER.OM] Russia yesterday said it had given the US a plan to put Syria's chemical weapons under international control, raising hopes of a diplomatic solution to the crisis. The move came a day after threatened US-led strikes against President Bashar al Assad's government were put on ice in response to Russia's offer to oversee Syria giving up its arsenal after Washington accused Damascus of using deadly sarin gas against its own people last month. US Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State... is to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva tomorrow for talks on the disarmament process that are expected to run until Friday at least. "We handed over to the Americans a plan to place chemical weapons in Syria under international control. We expect to discuss it in Geneva," Russian news agencies quoted a source in the Russian delegation to the talks as saying. Russian officials provided no details of the plan which has effectively pushed military action off the table for the time being, although both the US and La Belle France stressed it remains an option if Syria is seen to be stalling. With the risk of an attack having receded considerably for now, Assad -- who turned 48 on Wednesday -- was free to pursue his battle with opposition coalition that has been left dismayed by the West's retreat from intervention. US President Barack Obama ...I am not a dictator! has expressed optimism that the Russian initiative can lead to the removal of Syria's chemical weapons without the use of force. The switch to diplomacy was welcomed yesterday by China, which also praised Syria's offer to sign an international treaty banning chemical weapons. "We hope all relevant sides can grasp this opportunity to solve the Syria problem through diplomatic and political means," a foreign ministry front man said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Two can play at that game. Just agree, and then pay Jordan to deliver all the weapons. Getting this big ball of toxic waste under control, before all the crazies take over the country, which they eventually will, is incredibly valuable. |
| Posted by: rammer 2013-09-12 20:02 |
| #3 Spung was me. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2013-09-12 16:28 |
| #2 Assad has a big condition. |
| Posted by: Spung McCoy4567 2013-09-12 16:01 |
| #1 * 1st HEADLINES > PUTIN: SYRIAN REBELS MAY HAVE USED GAS, NOT ASSAD'S ARMY. * TELEGRAPH.UK > RUSSIA WILL STAND BY ASSAD OVER ANY US STRIKE, WARNS PUTIN. versus * 1ST HEADLINES > NEXT STEPS IN SYRIA STILL RISKY FOR OBAMA. * INDIAN DEFENCE FORUM > [Guardian.UK] AMERICAN THREATS WIDEN FAULT LINES AMONG SYRIA'S REBELS. * BIG NEWS NETWORK > [News24] US WON'T ACCEPT RUSSIA'S DELAYING TACTIC TO GET SYRIA TO HAND OVER CHEMICAL WEAPONS [to UNIAEA]: KERRY. * SAME > PUTIN TAKE EXCEPTION TO AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM. * SAME > [The Province] "WE ARE DYING EVERY DAY": SYRIAN REBELS TELL WEST [Obama = USA] TO IGNORE RUSSIA AND ACT. * SAME > [AP] US MILITARY: BUDGET CUTS THREATENS OPERATIONS LIKE SYRIA. Time is approaching when MilOps will either be LIMITED, or else just NOT AVAILABLE/REALISTIC, for the US to conduct. Iran? China? are still out there, ESPEC LONG-TIME "NUCLEAR CLUB" MEMBER CHINA THAT MAY POTENTIALLY FIGHT THE US ON THREE [more?] PARALLEL/SIMULTANEOUS FRONTS. THE ON-GOING SYRIA CRISIS THUS FAR MAY BE BAD FOR US FOREIGN POLICY + CREDIBILIY, BUT IT TAINT THE WORSE THATS OUT THERE FOR AMERICA = AMERIKA. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-09-12 02:20 |