McCain, Graham blast Syrian chemical weapons deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican senators who are among President Barack Obama’s sharpest foreign policy critics on Saturday blasted a Syrian chemical weapons agreement as “an act of provocative weakness” by America that will embolden enemies such as Iran as it continues its push for a nuclear weapon.

The House Democratic leader said the deal, under which Syria will be expected to put its stockpile of chemical weapons under international control before they ultimately are destroyed, represented “significant progress” in efforts by the U.S. to prevent the use of weapons of mass destruction.