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Bosonic

(3,746 posts) Tue Sep 10, 2013, 03:08 PM Sep 2013

Kerry: Syria Should Do More Than Declare Weapons [View all]

Source: AP

Secretary of State John Kerry says Syria must do more than just declare its chemical weapons stockpiles and sign the international treaty that bans them if it wants a Russian-led effort to avert U.S. military strikes to work.

Just minutes after Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime announced Tuesday that it would take those steps, Kerry said he hoped that it would "go further" in the interests of peace. He said the Syrian government must "live up to what they said just said they would do" and then cooperate with Russia "to work out a formula by which those weapons could be transferred to international control and destroyed."

He said the regime should also enter a genuine dialogue with the opposition. Kerry's comments came during an online Google+ hangout.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/kerry-syria-declare-weapons-20215378

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Kerry: Syria Should Do More Than Declare Weapons [View all] Bosonic Sep 2013 OP

Yeah, the terrorists aren't interested in "dialogue," they will only accept unconditional surrender. David__77 Sep 2013 #1

Wouldn't that be wonderful to have all Iliyah Sep 2013 #2

More conditions eh? avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #3

Are you new at this? sharp_stick Sep 2013 #4

Why are you being snarky? Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #15

Not really sharp_stick Sep 2013 #17

The problem is the reporter is not very good karynnj Sep 2013 #25

Good question. arewenotdemo Sep 2013 #7

go ahead and provide documentation for that conspiracy theory pasto76 Sep 2013 #20

I imagine that Obama didn't take down Qaddafi's regime, either. arewenotdemo Sep 2013 #27

Nothing more, just the original conditions being reiterated... Turborama Sep 2013 #18

No stupid reporter karynnj Sep 2013 #24

Either the Syrian regime enters into a genuine dialogue with the nearly defeated rebels . . . another_liberal Sep 2013 #5

What a nag. (no text) Quantess Sep 2013 #6

This is the worry, they will increase demands until they claim to have no options but to bomb. grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #8

At this point and time it looks that way. avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #9

That wouldn't surprise me. arewenotdemo Sep 2013 #10

Its the insurgents who have rejected dialogue dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #11

We expect Assad should agree to surrender . . . another_liberal Sep 2013 #14

This is called "moving the goalposts." last1standing Sep 2013 #12

Well said. another_liberal Sep 2013 #13

I swear to God, Kerry won't be happy until he gets HIS war. arewenotdemo Sep 2013 #21

No he isn't - this reporter is awful and likely didn't bother to watch karynnj Sep 2013 #26

Oh good, I was wondering how long until the goals were moved back again Alamuti Lotus Sep 2013 #16

They weren't moved - I watched it and that was NOT a condition to avoid the strike. karynnj Sep 2013 #23

a genuine dialogue with the opposition MyNameGoesHere Sep 2013 #19

I watched the google hang out and this is not really correct karynnj Sep 2013 #22