Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said Tuesday after meeting with Russian parliament speaker that his government quickly "agreed to the Russian initiative."
Al-Moallem added that Syria did so to "uproot U.S. aggression."
MSNBC orgasming over Obama's brilliant move on Syria to leave Assad intact and the Russians in charge of global WMD policy.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) September 10, 2013
Russia checkmates Obama on Syria: http://t.co/T9db3BMjNe If Obama tries to take credit for this, our last shred of credibility burns off.
— Human Events (@HumanEvents) September 10, 2013
◼ Will the rebels do the same?
SYRIA ACCEPTS RUSSIAN WEAPONS PROPOSAL...
First proposed by -- Albert Brooks?
Obama revises address to U.S....
Rebels oppose proposal...
THis afternoon, Secy Kerry discusses US policy on Syria in a Google+ Hangout. Livestream on State,gov
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 10, 2013
FLASH: Senate Vote On #Syria Delayed In Wake Of Russia Initiative http://t.co/mR5YgbfN9T via @dmataconis
— Bill Postmus (@billpostmus) September 10, 2013
Then, there's this:
◼ Report: Intercepts Caught Assad Repeatedly Rejecting Requests From Field Commanders To Use Chemical Weapons… - Weasel Zippers
◼ Intercepts caught Assad rejecting requests to use chemical weapons, German paper says - McClatchy
Jon Favreau on Obama’s War for Peace http://t.co/LxPpU8sSIN via @thedailybeast Orwell couldn't have written a better headline.
— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) September 10, 2013
◼ Obama now is desperately trying to take credit for this turn around, but that is laughable. At least he is smart enough to jump on this train since his war wagon lost its wheels and horses. Obama was going to be completely emasculated in the House and the Senate had he pressed forward with the Syrian version of a Gulf of Tonkin resolution. - Larry Johnson/No Quarter
Looks like the Saudi/Israeli plan to isolate and weaken Iran has been derailed. As I have noted previously on this blog, the furor over Syria was manufactured by the United States and the United Kingdom as part of a broader strategy designed to go after Iran. Syria was just a proxy, Iran was the real target. But that’s all moot now with Russia’s bold move to put Syria’s chemical weapons under the auspices of international inspectors.
This is a very shrewd move and ultimately will either buy Iran protection and/or isolate Israel. How so? (Answer, at the link)
