By Ben Wolfgang and Dave Boyer
washingtontimes.com
Monday, September 9, 2013
NATIONAL/WORLD—Backing away from a proposed military attack, President Obama said Monday night he will pursue a Russian proposal to put Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile under international control. “We will pursue this diplomatic track,” Mr. Obama said in an interview with Fox News’ Chris Wallace. “I fervently hope that this can be resolved in a non-military way.
“The president, who has requested congressional authorization for a “limited” military strike against Syria, said he wants to “explore” the offer that came from Moscow Monday.“I welcome the possibility of the development,” Mr. Obama said during a round of six network interviews at the White House. “I think we should explore and exhaust all avenues of diplomatic resolution of this.”
The development appeared to postpone the need for a vote in Congress this week. The president said he did not expect lawmakers to finish debate on proposed military action this week. “I do believe it is going to take some time,” he said. “Right now the American people are not persuaded. “The Russian proposal arose after Secretary of State John F. Kerry said with great skepticism that Syria could avert a U.S. attack if its regime agreed to give up all of its chemical weapons immediately. Moscow quickly jumped on the idea. The president will give an address to the nation Tuesday night about the proposed actions.
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