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phleshdef

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7. This thread is awfully quiet! (another link here)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 07:14 PM

Sep 2013

Kerry's "Gaffe": Secretary of State John Kerry has been ridiculed in some quarters for having “accidentally” raised the idea that is now central to the deal being worked on -- if not yet fully worked out -- to turn Syria’s chemical weapons over to Russia for safekeeping and prompt destruction under U.N. supervision.

In fact, the idea had been discussed on and off for weeks in a “very tight circle,” one administration official said -- a circle that included Kerry, the president, National Security Advisor Susan Rice and U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power. It surfaced in public in the Israeli press over the weekend, and Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had talked about it well before that.

And Obama said in interviews Monday night that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had discussed the idea at the G-20 last week. “This wasn’t an accident,” said one top White House official.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/10/syria-attack_n_3900671.html?1378832543

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John Kerry's Syria Solution In The Works For Months [View all] Tx4obama Sep 2013 OP

They're melting shenmue Sep 2013 #1

We are stronger than ever RobertEarl Sep 2013 #5

you should use those awesome powers for evil, instead of good. Whisp Sep 2013 #25

So you are deaf? RobertEarl Sep 2013 #28

you call that a slap down? Whisp Sep 2013 #29

Well RobertEarl Sep 2013 #31

Peace people Whisp Sep 2013 #33

Missiles are just fearmongering and lies? RobertEarl Sep 2013 #37

The Rabblers by Anthony Beggins lumpy Sep 2013 #32

Yes, they will never get this. Anything that makes Obama not perfect must be wrong. n-t Logical Sep 2013 #41

What's melting? Moses2SandyKoufax Sep 2013 #12

Back to kindergarten...n/t YvonneCa Sep 2013 #17

Beyond infantile. Scurrilous Sep 2013 #54

LOL. This is gonna leave a mark on the Obama and Kerry haters.... Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #2

misunderestimated by the armchair Potus Abukhatar Sep 2013 #3

The 101st Chairborne are all knowing. Ask them about the Catfood they were forced to eat. nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #14

Wish I could rec your reply! nt PCIntern Sep 2013 #27

Hating war . . . another_liberal Sep 2013 #24

There is always something to argue about. lumpy Sep 2013 #34

It was only when no drama Obama used a little drama that something happened Lifelong Dem Sep 2013 #4

LINK PLEASE - I have never read that quote and there are few people it karynnj Sep 2013 #8

Kerry said it today Lifelong Dem Sep 2013 #9

He might be well advised . . . another_liberal Sep 2013 #26

Don't think he is too worried. lumpy Sep 2013 #35

And that is . . . another_liberal Sep 2013 #38

I saw a clip of him saying that on TV earlier today. Link below to article Tx4obama Sep 2013 #10

House Armed Services Committee... YvonneCa Sep 2013 #15

delete politicasista Sep 2013 #46

It originated with Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784 Hekate Sep 2013 #56

Thanks to you and thanks to everyone else karynnj Sep 2013 #59

BOOM! phleshdef Sep 2013 #6

This thread is awfully quiet! (another link here) phleshdef Sep 2013 #7

Kerry also said it was purposeful... YvonneCa Sep 2013 #18

Ah, Silence is golden. Wonder what the next round will be about. lumpy Sep 2013 #36

The Pee Wee Herman foreign policy Safetykitten Sep 2013 #11

Thanks Tx4obama. Scurrilous Sep 2013 #13

Oh...9pm EST...I bet it's a friggen ghost town in here until FDL tells 'em what to think....nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #16

... YvonneCa Sep 2013 #19

Here's a May press conference ProSense Sep 2013 #20

Thanks. Scurrilous Sep 2013 #23

"While it's not clear whether Kerry had planned in advance to make that remark on Monday, rug Sep 2013 #21

SO you mean they were planning to violate the UN Charter, congressional and public disapproval stupidicus Sep 2013 #22

Yes they were RobertEarl Sep 2013 #30

I'd say so stupidicus Sep 2013 #42

No they have been working to find solutions to Assad's problem of socking it to his people. lumpy Sep 2013 #40

which obviously included what I posted stupidicus Sep 2013 #43

Spin away. Feel better about your beliefs. Avoid cognitive dissonance. Beer Swiller Sep 2013 #39

+1 Moses2SandyKoufax Sep 2013 #44

If it is Kerry's solution, why does Obama credit Putin? Luminous Animal Sep 2013 #45

diplomacy JI7 Sep 2013 #49

Your clip just says Vlad "raised the proposal...that had been discussed in previous meetings." SunSeeker Sep 2013 #50

He SHOULD credit Putin now - that's a crucial part of the effort. blm Sep 2013 #53

Kick politicasista Sep 2013 #47

But they had to re-write a speech! It's clear they didn't know wtf they were doing! joshcryer Sep 2013 #48

No, they weren't sure how long it would take Assad to buckle. SunSeeker Sep 2013 #51

Exactly. There's no telling how long Russia would take. joshcryer Sep 2013 #52

IIRC, a year. CWC, over 20+ years. Assad's blunder, 20+ days. The world has no time left for war. freshwest Sep 2013 #55

So that means that the President enlisted the support of David Cameron for missile strikes . . . markpkessinger Sep 2013 #57

Yes, my wife properly rubbed this in my face last night. rucky Sep 2013 #58