A Change of Heart? Syria agrees to Russia's Proposal to Turn over Chemical Weapons

Aimee Herd : Sep 10, 2013
Caitlin Burke, Charlene Israel – CBN News

"[Monday] we held a round of very fruitful negotiations with Russian Foreign Minister Serge[y] Lavrov and he put forward an initiative regarding chemical weapons. Already in the evening we accepted Russia's initiative." -Walid Muallem, Syrian Foreign Minister

(Syria)—According to media reports early Tuesday morning, Syrian President Assad was said to have agreed to turning over their cache of chemical weapons to the international community, as proposed by Russia in negotiations on Monday. (Photo: Reuters)

This news could be something of a "game changer" when it comes to a US military strike on Syria, which may be evident in President Obama's scheduled address to the American public on Tuesday night.

However, in multiple TV interviews on Monday night, Obama stressed the idea that Congress shouldn't be hasty in withdrawing the threat of action against the embroiled Middle Eastern country. (Photo: FNC)

"If in fact the choice is between a world in which dictators and other countries start believing it's acceptable to use chemical weapons on children, that will make it more dangerous for us," the president said on Monday.

Polls have shown an overwhelming consensus of the American public to be against US military action in Syria, and opposition has grown in Congress as well.