Syria is reportedly receptive of proposal to avert a strike on Syria if Assad hands over all chemical weapons and places them under international control.
http://world.time.com/2013/09/09/rus...mical-weapons/
One has to wonder if this was Obama's plan all along, rattle some sabers to force a change in Russian and Chinese intransigence on chemical weapons. Hopefully this isn't just another Assad stalling tactic.