Can we all agree, that any solution that does not require military action is great?

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47. Will we actually get a "solution", though, or will those in power just declare victory

and move on without solving anything?

I'm still unclear about what we're intending to "solve".

Do we we want to make sure Assad can't use chemical weapons again? IF he's cooperative and IF he's honest, he could give up his current stockpile, and that should achieve this for a little while. He'll have to kill people with conventional weapons instead, at least for a little while.

Do we want to deter others from using chemical weapons (which was the argument being made during the discussions for military intervention)? I don't think negotiating for the removal of his remaining stockpile really achieves this.

My fear is that the only problem the politicians are really looking to solve is how to get Syria off the front page.

I do agree that avoiding military intervention is good, though, because I don't see how this solves either issue.