Some folks say the recent diplomatic breakthrough was the result of a gaffe by Kerry? Bullshit. [View all]

[Cali_Democrat]

Funny how the hair-on-fire crowd says it was nothing more than a gaffe which was seized on by Vladamir Putin.

Not so Much.

The Kremlin even admits that a proposal along these lines was discussed at the G20, before Kerry's so-called "gaffe".

Putin, Obama discussed Syria arms control idea last week: Kremlin

(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama discussed the idea of placing Syria's chemical weapons arsenal under international control on the sidelines of a G20 summit last week, Putin's spokesman said on Tuesday.

"The issue was discussed," spokesman Dmitry Peskov said by telephone. He would not say who raised the issue or give other details.

Russia announced its proposal to put Syrian chemical weapons under international control on Monday. Hours earlier, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could avoid a U.S. military strike by surrendering all his chemical weapons within a week but added that Assad "isn't about to do it and it can't be done".

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/10/us-syria-crisis-russia-usa-idUSBRE9890I020130910

The Obama Administration continues to make the hair-on-fire crowd look foolish. Yesterday this crowd was convinced that it was nothing more than a gaffe by Kerry and he just pulled it out of his ass.

What will the spin be today?