The plan to put Syria's chemical weapons under international control is the result of Obama's threat of a military strike. Dictators back down only when confronted with strength

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I welcome the Russian plan to place Syria's chemical weapons under international control, for the good of mankind.  But Obama must keep threatening the Syrians to deliver on this plan because bad political actors, like Assad, only respect the use of power.

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