Syria resolution - Averting the military plan
Russia, Syria’s arms supplier and ally, immediately embraced Mr Kerry’s suggestion and called on President Bashar al-Assad to not only agree to placing the chemical weapons storage sites under international control, but also to their subsequent destruction.
This could provide a face-saving exit from militarism for Obama who has spent the past week making the case for a unilateral strike amid international opposition and little support from Congress or the American public.
