Russia urges Syria to give up chemical weapons
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters that Russia will urge Syria to put its chemical weapons supply under international control if it doing so would avert U.S. military action, the Reuters news outlet reported Monday.
(CNN) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad took his case against a U.S. military strike to the American people Monday, arguing in a CBS television interview that such an attack would only benefit al Qaeda-linked terrorists.
"So the question they should ask themselves, what do wars give America? Nothing. No political gain. No economic gain. No good reputation. The credibility is at an all-time low. So this war is against the interests of the United States," he told CBS.
"Why? This is the war that's going to support al Qaeda and the same people that kill Americans on the 11th of September," he said.
He also threatened retaliation for any international attack on Syria.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/09/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html
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