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Obama Asks Congress To Delay Syria Vote

Obama Asks Congress To Delay Syria Vote
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US President Barack Obama through the halls of the US Capitol on his way to a luncheon with Senate Democrats on September 10, 2013 at the US Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. President Obama is scheduled to address the nation later September 10 on Syria. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Barack Obama through the halls of the US Capitol on his way to a luncheon with Senate Democrats on September 10, 2013 at the US Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. President Obama is scheduled to address the nation later September 10 on Syria. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday asked Congress to delay votes on authorizing military strikes against Syria in order to give Russia time to get Syria to surrender any chemical weapons it possesses, according to U.S. senators.

"What he (Obama) wants is to check out the seriousness of the Syrian and the Russian willingness to get rid of those chemical weapons in Syria. He wants time to check it out," Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin told reporters.

Levin made his remarks after a lunch meeting on Capitol Hill that Obama attended. On Monday, the Senate began debating a resolution backing U.S. military strikes against Syria, which was requested by Obama on Aug. 31.

(Reporting By Richard Cowan)

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