Obama demands ‘strong’ UN resolution on Syria

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President Obama, in a sweeping address to the United Nations General Assembly, challenged the international body to take “strong” action against Syria’s use of chemical weapons or risk becoming irrelevant.

In his first broad foreign policy speech since an Aug. 21 chemical attack carried out by the regime of Bashar Assad, Obama forcefully urged the U.N. Security Council to pass a resolution to ensure Damascus gives up its chemical weapons arsenal.

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