U.S. and Russia press Syria, but are slow to destroy their own chemical weapons
Syria,Chemical Weapons,Middle East
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As the Obama administration presses the United Nations this week to rid Syria of its chemical weapons, it faces the stark reality that the United States has failed to meet a 2012 deadline to destroy its remaining arsenal, and has never pressured its closest Middle East ally Israel to sign the treaty banning such weapons.
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