Turkey’s Gul Says Syria Strike Must Be ‘Last Resort’ After Talks

Turkish President Abdullah Gul said military action against neighboring Syria should be an option only if diplomatic efforts fail to spur President Bashar al-Assad to surrender chemical weapons he used on civilians.

“Military action is the last resort,” Gul said on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS” show, scheduled for broadcast tomorrow. “But what we insisted, there should be a comprehensive political strategy first. I think this is missing from the very beginning.”