Let's face it. One of the stated goals of, you know, President Obama's strategy here is to deter the use of chemical weapons. Obviously, if you've got Russia [is] at least talking, if not putting realistic pressure on the Assad regime to give up its chemical weapons stockpile. or at least to secure them, put those under international control, that certainly is going to deter the use. (00:51–00:59)
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Asserts that Russia is pressuring Assad to relinquish chemical weapons.
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