Whooda Thunk?

[malignd at aol.com]

Well they jumped to the deal pretty damn fast.  Might have had some impact.


He is already taking credit for Putin’s move, saying it would not have come about without his own saber-rattling.






-----Original Message-----
From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
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Subject: Whooda Thunk?


http://www.juancole.com/2013/09/congress-embarrassing-themselves.html



The Russian initiative is not attractive because it seems practical or likely to be swiftly implemented but because it allows everyone involved to save face. Obama can look statesmanlike. He is already taking credit for Putin’s move, saying it would not have come about without his own saber-rattling.

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The one good thing about this development is that it strengthens Russia’s position with the Baath government of Bashar al-Assad and may lend new energy to Moscow’s determination to broker a compromise between the rebels and the regime.


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