Well, at least the man is consistent with his own meme.
John Kerry made a statement that to end the possibility of a US strike in Syria Assad should turn over chemical weapons.
Later, the State Department walked this back, saying it was "rhetorical".
This slip allowed Putin to step in and place a proposal on the table for Syria to submit to inspections and dismantling of chemical weapons. It looks like Syria is buying time and accepting the proposal.
This is definitely good news for the US, and the world. We are all war wary. However, this is not at all what Obama or Kerry had planned. I would compare them to Abbott and Costello or the Three Stooges, but it would be an insult to eight (there were 6 stooges) great Americans who entertained us with good slapstick routines.
Obama was supposed to be the genius President who returned American foreign policy back to a respectable position on the world stage instead of having the appearance of the school yard bully. He has been a mitigated disaster. Unfortunately, he has proven to be, as Charles Krauthammer put it, nothing but an amateur on foreign policy. His incompetence will have lasting effects and it will take years, strength, and a true statesman to undo this mess.
It will be interesting to see how the Administration tries to spin this as a win for Obama. The reputation of America has definitely been damaged, but with the right leadership, it will recover. That is the resilience of the United States of America. I am, however, not so sure Obama will recover from this. Having a lame duck President for three months is difficult, having one for three years will be excruciatingly painful to live through.
By Sandy Brindley
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