Obama Welcomes Syria Chemical Bid, Expects Assad Compliance:
U.S. Ready for Military Action if Diplomacy Fails  إقرأ هذا
الخبر بالعربية W460  U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed the
deal reached Saturday to strip Syria of chemical weapons but
said much remains to be done and Damascus must comply with the
accord.  In a statement, Obama said that if the regime of
President Bashar Assad does not live up to the deal Washington
reached with Syria's ally Russia, "the United States remains
prepared to act."  Obama said the accord was made possible 'in
part' by what he called his credible threat to use force against
Syria as punishment for its alleged use of chemical weapons
against civilians last month.  The new accord gives Syria a week
to provide details of its chemical weapons stockpiles, and says
Syria must give international inspectors unfettered access to
them with the goal of removing them by the middle of next year.
"While we have made important progress, much more work remains
to be done," Obama said.   O