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To: Genoa

Not likely.

Posts #53 & 67.

“Syria publicly welcomed the idea, but a senior White House official told NBC News that it was no more than a delay tactic.”

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“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.”


75 posted on 09/09/2013 10:16:32 AM PDT by maggief
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To: maggief

Would this administration be crazy enough to go ahead with punitive action while Russia was engaged in an effort like this? Insane!


85 posted on 09/09/2013 10:34:49 AM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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