NEW YORK: Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin met Monday at the United Nations in the search for solutions to the chaos in Syria, without however register breakthroughs, particularly on the place to book Bashar al-Assad. Following a meeting of about 90 minutes, which began with an icy handshake, the Russian president spoke of a meeting...
President Obama said, “…my administration has tried diplomacy and sanctions, warning, and negotiations – but chemical weapons were still used by the Assad regime.” Even if Assad gives up his chemical weapons and joins the Chemical Weapons Convention, prohibiting their use, the Syrian crisis will still not be solved. Also, regarding any future military action,...