U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) speaks during his joint news conference with Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London September 9, 2013. Kerry said on Monday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could avoid a military strike by turning over all his chemical weapons within a week but immediately made clear he was sure that would never happen. REUTERS/Alastair Grant/pool (BRITAIN – Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT)