The United States took 18 years to destroy its chemical weapons - how long will Syria take?

In 1993, the United States agreed to destroy its stock of chemical weapons. In 2004, it actually started the process of destroying them, a process that was not completed until 2011. Is it realistic to expect Syria to destroy its stock anytime in the near future?

Michael Totten explains why it took the US so long, and why it's not realistic to expect Syria's chemical weapons stock to be