Syrian President Assad Still Believes That The U.S. May Still Attack His Government And Military

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview in Damascus, Sept. 19, 2013.

Assad Thinks US Strikes Still Possible -- Voice of America

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is not ruling out the possibility of a United States military strike on his country despite agreeing to a deal requiring him to give up his chemical weapons.

Speaking to Venezuela's Telesur television, President Assad said his government remains committed to the deal negotiated by the U.S. and Russia, which is in the final stages of being formalized by the United Nations Security Council.

Assad said he sees "no serious obstacles" to the plan, but warned that terrorists, a phrase he uses to describe rebels, could try to prevent U.N. experts tasked with securing the government's chemical weapons stockpile from doing their job.

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Assad does not rule out US attack on Syria, despite chemical weapons deal -- Jerusalem Post/Reuters
Assad says U.S. aggression against Syria still possible -- Al Arabiya

My Comment: I doubt that such an attack will happen .... especially now. There is no political will in the US to launch such a strike .... and more to the point .... US military forces and assets will need to be "ramped-up" and positioned again to launch such a strike .... and that is something that is not happening right now.