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Obama: Syria War Averted If Chemical Weapons Surrendered

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September 11, 2013

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"President Barack Obama said on Monday that a military strike against Syria would "absolutely" be avoided if it follows a Russian proposal to surrender its chemical weapons stockpile. Obama confirmed to ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer that the U.S. would withdraw plans for an attack "if, in fact, it happened. I consider this a modestly positive development," adding that Secretary of State John Kerry would "run this plan to ground." According to ABC, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov proposed on Monday that the Syrian government agree to give up its weapons stockpile to international authorities...".* What do Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell think about Syria? The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

*Read more here from Arturo Garcia / The Raw Story

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