Israelis blast Obama's chem weapons deal with Syria
More than three-quarters of Israelis do not believe Syria will keep its commitment to dismantle its chemical weapons program, according to a poll published in this weekend’s Israel Hayom.And we're even more skeptical that Obama will do anything to stop Iran's drive for nuclear weapons.
The New Wave poll of 500 Israelis representing a sample of the Jewish adult population was taken Wednesday, before the deal between the United States and Russia was brokered but on a day in which the Russian proposal dominated the news.
The poll found that 75.6 percent of Israelis do not believe the Syrians will give up their chemical weapons, 12.8% said Syrian leader Bashar Assad would keep his commitment, and 11.6% said they did not know.
When asked who was the winner of the clash over Syria’s chemical weapons, 48.3% of the respondents said Russian President Vladimir Putin, 29% said Assad, 18.3% said they did not know, 8.8% said US President Barack Obama and 8.8% said Israel.
Asked who the loser was, 63% said Obama, 20.6% said they did not know, 17.3% said Israel, 8.7% said Assad, and 3.3% said Putin.
In a question about Obama’s handling of the Syrian crisis, 66.7% called it unsuccessful, 17% said successful, and 16.3% said they did not know.
Over the weekend, Kerry and Lavrov reached an agreement that would have Syria give up its chemical arsenal by mid-2014. But there are lots of open questions.
The Geneva accord to take away Syria's chemical arsenal leaves major questions unanswered, including how to carry it out in the midst of civil war and at what point the United States might make good on a threat to attack Syria if it thinks President Bashar Assad is reneging.What could go wrong?
Labels: Bashar al-Assad, chemical weapons, Syria
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 9:48 AM
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