President Obama says he prefers diplomacy as opposed to a military strike to assure that the Syrian government’s use of chemical weapons never happens again.
In a series of interviews on six major American television networks‚ he said a new Russian proposal to put Syria’s chemical weapon stockpile under international control to avoid a US military strike could be a potential breakthrough.
Obama said he has instructed Secretary of State John Kerry to talk to the Russians about specifics of the proposal.
He conceded he might lose his fight for congressional support of a military strike against Syria and said that a majority of Americans do not want the United States to take such action.