Kerry Says Deal on Syria 'Exceedingly Difficult'

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WASHINGTON—Secretary of State John Kerry warned Tuesday that it would be "exceedingly difficult" for Syria to meet the international community's conditions for giving up its chemical weapons and avoiding a threatened U.S. military strike.

As President Barack Obama prepared to deliver a nationally televised address Tuesday night on the Syrian crisis, Mr. Kerry urged skeptical lawmakers to back the administration's call to launch a limited attack against Syria if a last-minute diplomatic gambit fails.

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"It is exceedingly difficult to fulfill those conditions," Mr. Kerry told the House Armed Services Committee. "We're waiting for that proposal, but we're not waiting for long."

Mr. Kerry said the evolving diplomatic effort couldn't become a protracted international delaying tactic used by Syria and Russia to fend off a military strike without addressing America's underlying demands.

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324549004579067320428370370.html

[Safetykitten]

1. Well, the speech tonight will be what then? I though this was all figured out.

[PoliticAverse]

3. Those who have declared victory and the issue settled are premature. n/t

[whatchamacallit]

2. Keep an eye to the sky

especially if you're in Syria http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023636885

[NoOneMan]

4. Poor Kerry still wants his war

Or maybe his language is part of a complex 8 dimensional plan we peons are too stupid to understand

[geek tragedy]

5. In case people haven't picked up on it, Kerry has been posturing

like there's no tomorrow for quite some time.

[David__77]

6. How are there "international community" conditions if there is no UN resolution?

Where does this come from except the mind of John Kerry? It seems to me that Russia and China might have a say certainly, along with a great number of other countries...

[frazzled]

7. Yes, sending inspectors in in the midst of a virulent civil war ...

is going to be exceedingly difficult. They'll have trouble doing their job. But I hope it's tried, anyway.