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The international community in the next week, but he isnt about to do it. and it cant be done, obviously. >> reporter: what one u.s. official initially called an off-message comment by kerry, it bore the proposal that russia that the president has yet to endorse. >> its too early to tell whether this offer will succeed. and any agreement must verify that the assad regime keeps its commitments. but this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force...

With the international community in pushing assad to give up his chemical weapons. the assad regime admitted it has these weapons. and even said they joined the chemical weapons convention which prohibits their use. its too early to tell whether this offer will succeed. and any agreement must verify that the assad regime keeps its commitments. but this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force particularly because russia is one of assads stron...

As well as constructive talks i had with the russian president, putin, the international community has agreed to join in pushing assad to give up his chemical weapons. the assad regime has now admitted that it has these weapons and even said they join the chemical weapons which prohibits their use. it is too soon to tell if it will succeed. it is too early to see if assad keeps its commitments. but this has the potential to remove the use of chemical weapons without the use of force, particularl...

Weapons remains highly speculative at this point. in the meantime, the president still wants congress to approve a military strike, but he is asking for a delay and made strong bipartisan opposition. >> it is too early to tell whether this offer will succeed. any agreement must verify that the assad regime keeps its commitments. but we have the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force, particularly because of russia being one of his strongest allies. i have ask...

The assad regime has now admitted that it has these weapons and even said theyd join the chemical weapons convention which prohibits their use. its too early to tell whether this offer will succeed. and any agreement must verify that the assad regime keeps its commitments. but this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force, particularly because russia is one of assads strongest allies. i have therefore asked the leaders of congress to postpone...

Because of the threat of military action and talks i had with president putin the russian government indicated aness willingness to push assad to give up. they admit that i had have the weapons and said they join the chemical weapons convention, which prohibits their use. its too early to tell whether this offer will succeed, and any agreement must verify that the assad regime keeps its commitments, but this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of...

They admit that i had have the weapons and said they join the chemical weapons convention, which prohibits their use. its too early to tell whether this offer will succeed, and any agreement must verify that the assad regime keeps its commitments, but this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force, particularly because russia is one of assads strongest allies. i have therefore asked the leaders of congress to postpone a vote to authorize the u...

President laid out, re-examining it, getting more familiar with that information and those facts. but also wanting us to pursue every possible option. i think when you have exhausted every possible option, i would argue that every option was exhausted until this new and unusual proposal. but that is the last measure that could be examined. if they dont fulfill these commitments, i think theyll pay a price. >> this goes under the category of a last chance. thats for sure. senator bob casey, great...

Its too early to tell whether this offer will succeed. and any agreement must verify that the assad regime keeps its commitments. but this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force, particularly because russia is one of assads strongest allies. i have therefore asked the leaders of congress to postpone a vote to authorize the use of force while we pursue this diplomatic path. im sending secretary of state john kerry to meet his russian counter...

>> its too early to tell whether this offer will succeed. in any agreement, it must verify that the assad regime keeps its commitments. but this mission has a potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force. particularly because russia is one of assads strongest allies. i have, therefore, asked the leaders of congress to postpone a vote to authorize the use of force while we pursue this diplomatic path. im sending secretary of state john kerry to meet hi russian count...