Syria to be spanked, "if they do it again."
September 14, 2013
Days after the Obama administration deferred to Congress for an authorization to use military force in Syria, talks in Geneva, Switzerland, between Russian and American diplomats have produced an agreement. After an alleged chemical weapons attack by the Syrian regime against civilians and "rebels," that killed more than 1,400 people; the Russians, who are "in bed" with the Syrians, and who have been accused of selling the chemical weapons to Syria in the first place, have proposed an alternative to the Obama administration: if they will "stop the madness" of using military force to punish Syria, the Russians, and an overseeing international force, will secure Syria's chemical weapons, put them under UN control, and eventually destroy them. Sounds great - if it ever happens! Personally I wouldn't trust any of this folks.
This proposal was made after a conversation between Russian Ambassador Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State, John F. Kerry, (former Senator from Massachusetts - Kennedy wanna-be) days before. Some are saying that it was Kerry's idea. The Russians have since, "owned it."
John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov whisper to each other "about a party" after the talks in Geneva.
This morning, Saturday, 9/14/13, news sources from around the globe are reporting that the "closed door" private talks between the Russians and the U.S., i.e., Kerry and Lavrov, have produced an agreement. This agreement was first negotiated after the Russians demanded that the threat of force on Syria be "relaxed." The agreement calls for the chemical weapons to be identified and put under international control to eventually be destroyed. The Russians as well as demanding that the U.S. take the threat of force away from their best friends, the Syrian regime; Ala-waba-bala Assad (I don't care how it's spelled), was not to be under the threat of arrest and tried in an international criminal court. From preliminary reports, the Obama administration was quick to relent to the Russian arm twisting, and the use of force has been relaxed. However, reports that an international tribune could still arrest Assad was not taken off the table. So, unless Assad, is a bad boy once again, he got off almost scott-free. That is if he indeed did it.
It reminds me of the irritating mother who yells at her children for the umpteenth time that they will get a spanking if they don't knock off their shenanigans. Of course the children never get the promised spanking, and the children continue to disobey and in fact get worse.
Some might say that Syria and Russia blinked in this "war of words." Others are saying that Obama was handed a face-saving proposal - since he really didn't have the stomach for war anyway.
But once again, the world can now go back to their cable listings, i-pads, and smart phones, and the killing may continue in Syria. 100,000 people dead already and that may not be enough. The question should be asked, when is enough, enough?
This proposal was made after a conversation between Russian Ambassador Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State, John F. Kerry, (former Senator from Massachusetts - Kennedy wanna-be) days before. Some are saying that it was Kerry's idea. The Russians have since, "owned it."
This morning, Saturday, 9/14/13, news sources from around the globe are reporting that the "closed door" private talks between the Russians and the U.S., i.e., Kerry and Lavrov, have produced an agreement. This agreement was first negotiated after the Russians demanded that the threat of force on Syria be "relaxed." The agreement calls for the chemical weapons to be identified and put under international control to eventually be destroyed. The Russians as well as demanding that the U.S. take the threat of force away from their best friends, the Syrian regime; Ala-waba-bala Assad (I don't care how it's spelled), was not to be under the threat of arrest and tried in an international criminal court. From preliminary reports, the Obama administration was quick to relent to the Russian arm twisting, and the use of force has been relaxed. However, reports that an international tribune could still arrest Assad was not taken off the table. So, unless Assad, is a bad boy once again, he got off almost scott-free. That is if he indeed did it.
Some might say that Syria and Russia blinked in this "war of words." Others are saying that Obama was handed a face-saving proposal - since he really didn't have the stomach for war anyway.
But once again, the world can now go back to their cable listings, i-pads, and smart phones, and the killing may continue in Syria. 100,000 people dead already and that may not be enough. The question should be asked, when is enough, enough?
posted by Deuke at 6:50 AM
