Syria Vows to Accept Russian Plan as Way to 'Stave Off American Aggression'

Obama still seeking congressional authorization for a war on Syria. Says its just to threaten Syria to carry out the chemical weapons disarmament. He has also said that he needs convince the American people and Congress. Do not be fooled into a yes vote on this illegal war congress, wether you think he intends to use it or not!

Syria's Foreign Minister today said his country accepts Russia's plan to secure its chemical weapons as a way to "stave off American aggression."

Russia will soon present the details of the "feasible, clear, and concrete plan" that would also transfer the weapons to international control.

"We are going to announce this plan soon and we will be ready to fine tune and discuss it" with the international community, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the proposal when they met on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit Friday, according to the Kremlin.

Strike 'Absolutely' on Hold If Syria Abandons Chemical Weapons

President Obama told ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer Monday that if Syria were to turn over its chemical weapons, it would "absolutely" halt his plans to strike inside Syria.

But he downplayed the Syrian response as only a "modestly positive development" and said there must be verification that Syria has followed through completely to end the threat posed by its formidable chemical weapons arsenal.

"If we can do that without a military strike, that is overwhelmingly my preference," the president said.

Obama said his threat to attack Syria paved the way for this diplomatic opportunity.

"I don't think we would have gotten to this point unless we had maintained a credible possibility for a military strike and I don't think now is the time for us to let up on that," Obama said.

But big questions remain on how such weapons would be secured, who would do it and how to verify that the Syrian government has turned over all the chemical weapons it has previously denied having.

The details of the Russian plan have yet to be made public, though Lavrov Monday called on Syria to accept "storage of chemical weapons under international control, but also its subsequent destruction" and join the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which enforces the Chemical Weapons Convention that Syria has not signed.

Obama is scheduled to address the nation tonight to make his case to a skeptical nation about his plans to strike Syria in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack outside Damascus Aug. 21. The United States says it has evidence that Syrian was behind the attack.

But Russia, Syria's most powerful ally, says it has evidence that the evidence was falsified and that rebel forces were to blame.

In light of the Russian proposal, the White House is reportedly changing what Obama plans to say in his address.

The U.S. State Department Monday said it would take a "hard look" at the Russian proposal, but quickly added it was "skeptical" that Syria would follow through.

The Russian proposal has been widely welcomed by several major powers as an alternative to a U.S. strike, which was also struggling to receive support abroad.

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, British Prime Minister David Cameron, the French Foreign Minister and Iran have all expressed their support.

France, the only country to say it would join in a U.S.-led strike, says it will table a resolution at the U.N. Security Council based on the idea.

The Obama administration, however, has been more cautious.