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(19,429 posts) Mon Sep 9, 2013, 02:58 PM Sep 2013

John Kerry May Have Accidentally Found A Diplomatic Solution In Syria [View all]

White House and State Department officials said they are open to Russia's proposal to place Syrian chemical weapons under international control and then destroy them, even though they are skeptical about the Syrians' sincerity.

"We'd have to take a hard look. Any transfer of chemical weapons to international control would be a positive development," Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes told MSNBC on Monday. He quickly added, though, that the White House was "skeptical" of the seriousness of the offer.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-syria-chemical-weapons-proposal-john-kerry-2013-9

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John Kerry May Have Accidentally Found A Diplomatic Solution In Syria [View all] FarCenter Sep 2013 OP

LOL, nice headline. And I see some war monger types seem upset that their military intervention quinnox Sep 2013 #1

not a war monger. don't see this going anywhere. cali Sep 2013 #5

I know. We have all been there so many times before. truedelphi Sep 2013 #21

Yeah, those of us supportive of President Obama are just despondent now Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2013 #28

I hope it works shenmue Sep 2013 #2

Or maybe he sent up a trial balloon, Putin caught it, and then Putin carried it to Assad. n/t pnwmom Sep 2013 #3

I believe State's first announcement that Kerry was making a rhetorical point FarCenter Sep 2013 #10

It appears that Kerry hasn't been thinking a number of things through of late.......... wandy Sep 2013 #12

Seems doable as long as it's international and not lead by Russia. Also seems like a way out for uponit7771 Sep 2013 #4

I agree. HappyMe Sep 2013 #9

Accidentally? sharp_stick Sep 2013 #6

Perhaps, 'moronically' would be a better term grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #16

Whatever helps you sleep at night sharp_stick Sep 2013 #17

LOL. Sounds like people who didn't get it earlier need to pretend blm Sep 2013 #7

bwahahahahaha cali Sep 2013 #8

Yes. He just stumbles into diplomatic victories Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #11

One of them played Dr. Strangelove FarCenter Sep 2013 #15

God I hope so gopiscrap Sep 2013 #13

Note to self: Encourage John Kerry to have more accidents avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #14

"Accident": the measured opinion of a recent journalism undergradudate frazzled Sep 2013 #18

remember how the very important disclosure of "All the facts" truedelphi Sep 2013 #20

I don't think we're talking about the same thing frazzled Sep 2013 #23

Here a catblogger:Kerry Gaffes, But Maybe It's the Good Kind of Gaffe jakeXT Sep 2013 #22

Kerry publicly demanded Syria give up it's CW stockpiles several days ago. Schema Thing Sep 2013 #19

The effort to figure out how to not give the administration any credit for this JoePhilly Sep 2013 #25

Pretty much. The most deplorable reporting on a serious issue blm Sep 2013 #27

Very true. JoePhilly Sep 2013 #30

Derp de derp. progressoid Sep 2013 #24

It is as simple as this: I don't believe him any more. n/t Paper Roses Sep 2013 #26

Or maybe not accidental. matt819 Sep 2013 #29