http://www.voanews.com/content/us-offers-to-destroy-syrian-chemical-weapons/1800880.html
This article centers around a statement the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical weapons (OPCW) made on Saturday, November 30th. The OPCW said that the United States government would help to destroy Syria’s Chemical weapons by providing “destruction technology, full operational support and financing”. This article then goes on to describe the OPCW and the destruction process, noting that the chemical weapons will not be destroyed in Syrian waters.
This article centers around a statement the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical weapons (OPCW) made on Saturday, November 30th. The OPCW said that the United States government would help to destroy Syria’s Chemical weapons by providing “destruction technology, full operational support and financing”. This article then goes on to describe the OPCW and the destruction process, noting that the chemical weapons will not be destroyed in Syrian waters.
I think that this article is interesting for two reasons.
First, it shows how committed the United States is to destroying chemical
weapons by offering the technology, operational support, and funding to get rid
of them. Second, I found it interesting that the weapons would be destroyed
off-shore, and specifically, not in Syrian waters. Is this for the safety of
the Syrian people or is it because the OPCW does not want Syria to recover the
chemical weapons? Can anyone shed some light on this subject?
Yeah, I'm still searching for that answer. I agree with your idea of the United States' thought process too. I think they want this entire ordeal to be over and done with in the smoothest way possible. Hopefully it goes as smoothly as they want it to...
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