奧巴馬傾向於通過外交途徑制止敘利亞使用化武
U.S. President Barack Obama says he "overwhelmingly" prefers diplomacy in deterring Syria's use of chemical weapons, as he continues to press Congress to support a military strike.
In a series of television interviews Monday, Mr. Obama expressed skepticism about a new Russian proposal to put Syria's chemical weapons stockpile under international control, but called the plan a potential breakthrough. He said it would not have materialized without the threat of military action.
Mr. Obama is continuing meetings with members of Congress on Tuesday before giving an evening televised address on the situation in Syria.
He acknowledged Monday there may not be enough support among lawmakers to pass a proposed measure authorizing U.S. military action. A Senate resolution would give Mr. Obama a maximum of 90 days to carry out an attack, but would not authorize the use of ground troops.美國總統奧巴馬錶示，他非常傾向於通過外交途徑制止敘利亞使用化學武器。目前奧巴馬仍在繼續敦促國會支持對敘利亞進行軍事打擊。
俄羅斯提出一項新建議，主張將敘利亞的化學武器庫存置於國際社會的控制之下，而奧巴馬星期一在接受電視採訪時對俄羅斯的提議表示懷疑，但他認爲這項計劃有可能取得突破。奧巴馬說，在沒有軍事行動威脅的情況下，這項計劃不會得以實施。
星期二，奧巴馬將繼續會見國會議員，並將在晚上就敘利亞局勢發表電視講話。
奧巴馬星期一承認，可能在國會議員中得不到足夠的支持來通過一項授權對敘利亞採取軍事打擊的議案。參議院的一項決議案規定奧巴馬必須在90天內完成軍事行動，但未授權使用地面部隊。
