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suffragette

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7. "Jimmy Carter calls for Syria peace summit"

Sun Sep 1, 2013, 03:37 PM

Sep 2013

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/08/jimmy-carter-syria-peace-summit-96087.html

In a statement Friday from the Carter Center, the former president said that the U.N. investigation into possible chemical weapons attacks in Syria is under way and urged against action in the country without U.N. support.

“It is imperative to determine the facts of the attack and present them to the public. Those responsible for the use of chemical weapons must bear personal responsibility,” Carter said in the statement. “The chemical attack should be a catalyst for redoubling efforts to convene a peace conference, to end hostilities, and urgently to find a political solution.”

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"Give peace a chance. Give diplomacy a chance. Stop acting and start talking." [View all] suffragette Aug 2013 OP

That's nice and all, but it doesn't solve the issue at hand. Did Assad use chem weapons, and if so, TwilightGardener Aug 2013 #1

Its entirely a diplomatic issue bobduca Aug 2013 #2

The Syrian civil war is a diplomatic issue. But WMD use, as is apparent there, is a deed TwilightGardener Aug 2013 #3

Security Council won't approve any action, regardless of outcome of UN report bobduca Aug 2013 #4

No, Russia and China will oppose, but the weapons inspectors might help decide the issue TwilightGardener Aug 2013 #5

It's not about being nice. It's about shifting our responses away from collaborating in more harm suffragette Aug 2013 #6

"Jimmy Carter calls for Syria peace summit" suffragette Sep 2013 #7