"The only way to be assured that Syrian chemical weapons will not be used in the future is ... through a successful international effort. ... [This includes] an urgent effort to convene without conditions the long-delayed peace conference the United States and Russia announced in May. A resolution in the UN General Assembly to condemn any further use of chemical weapons, regardless of perpetrator, would be approved overwhelmingly, and the United States should support Russia's proposal that Syria's chemical weapons be placed under UN control. ... This could lead to convening the Geneva peace conference, perhaps including Iran, that could end the conflict."—Former President Jimmy Carter, op-ed in the Washington Post, Sept. 11.
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