Good news on Syria

[bigtree]

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. . . keep the pressure on the administration to have the patience to see their diplomacy through.

I'm still cynical. Kerry gives Syria a week to produce a list of sites and inventory, I believe. ANY delay in military strikes is a positive for me, so . . . we're headed in the right direction, after all of the autocratic declarations of a threat to the U.S. and assertions that Pres. Obama can unilaterally initiate war on Syria.

Yeah, I'm bitter and suspicious after all of that. I think I have good cause to be. Enough with the red lines. Enough with the saber rattling. The U.S can't afford to militarily intervene in Syria. It's still a boneheaded idea and it's still on the table.


Department of State ‏@StateDept 32m
Just released: Framework for Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons. Read full text and annexes: http://go.usa.gov/DXCH #Syria

Washington Post ‏@washingtonpost 1h
Kerry: First chemical weapons inspection will take place in November, destruction would begin soon after http://wapo.st/183ffe4 #Syria

Washington Post ‏@washingtonpost 1h
Kerry: If Syria fails to comply with with the agreement, it could face sanctions or other consequences (strikes) http://wapo.st/1aJi1e7

[snappyturtle]

1. I guess because of my skeptical nature of late that the

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proposed resolution is tenuous at best. Unlike Iraq these
inspections will occur in an active war environment. How
does that work, I wonder? Will UN forces be engaged to
protect the inspectors?

The six week lag until inspections start opens the window
to a rogue force getting a hold of some of the chemical
weapons...whether from the army side or rebel side...
then I suppose all bets are off on military force. Just
thinking out loud bigtree....I hope peaceful and
uneventful inspections happen to avoid war.

Edit: I misread the schedule....glad I did. Seems the initial
inspection for CW has a target date by November.

[bigtree]

2. I'm thinking of a line from Abe Lincoln

"A highwayman holds a pistol to my ear, and mutters through his teeth, "Stand and deliver, or I shall kill you, and then you will be a murderer!""

[snappyturtle]

3. Good line...apropos.