Obama: Removal of 87% of Syria's chemical arsenal can be credited to U.S. leadership

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Almost All of Syria’s Chemical Weapons Have Now Been Removed
Michelle Arrouas 4:12 AM ET

President Obama says the removal of 87% of Syria's chemical arsenal can be credited to U.S. leadership, even as Syrian opposition groups claim forces loyal to President Bashar Assad had used chlorine gas in several attacks last month.

Syria is close to having shipped out all of its chemical weapons, U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday.

“Eighty-seven percent of Syria’s chemical weapons have already been removed, ” Obama said, speaking at a joint press conference in Tokyo, where he is on a state visit.

“That is a consequence of U.S. leadership. The fact that we didn’t have to fire a missile to get that accomplished is not a failure to uphold international norms, it’s a success,” the President said, stressing that it’s not a “complete success until we have the last 13% out.”

http://time.com/75043/obama-syria-chemical-weapons-removed/

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