In a statement, Obama said that if the regime of President Bashar al-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.
“The United States will continue working with Russia, the United Kingdom, France, the United Nations and others to ensure that this process is verifiable, and that there are consequences should the Assad regime not comply with the framework agreed today. And, if diplomacy fails, the United States remains prepared to act,” the president added.
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