Video: WH worried that Syria loss will cripple Obama presidency
(F. Chuck Todd)
http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/assad-warns-us-pay-price-attacks-syria-125856856.html
Russia seized the diplomatic initiative Monday with a plan for Syria to head off the threat of US military strikes by putting its chemical weapons under international control.
The move by Moscow, Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad’s most powerful international ally, threatened to overshadow US President Barack Obama’s push to win support for punitive action.