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[An Nahar] The United States is waiting to see a Russian proposal to put Syria's chemical weapons stock under international control, but will not wait for long, top diplomat 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...
said Tuesday.
And Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said while everyone was hopeful the move could be "a real solution to the crisis," he warned the threat of "credible, real" U.S. military action had to remain on the table.
Kerry, claiming U.S. ownership of the plan to rein in chemical weapons first floated Monday, said: "Yesterday, we challenged the regime to turn them over to the secure control of the international community so that they could be destroyed."
Such a move "would be the ultimate way to degrade and deter" the arsenal held by Syrian
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Lord of the Baath...
, he told the House Armed Services Committee.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had promised Kerry he would come up with a proposal to achieve the plan.
"We're waiting for that proposal. But we're not waiting for long," Kerry said.
He vowed that President Barack Obama
I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody...
-- who is due to address the nation later Tuesday -- "will take a hard look at it, but it has to be swift. It has to be real. It has to be verifiable," Kerry insisted.