Posted on 10/08/2014 1:44:29 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
A quick update on the largely forgotten half of President Obama’s shambolic Syria policy. You’ll recall, of course, the blown chemical weapons “red line” and the subsequent, humiliating Putin/Assad plan that accidentally became US policy due after John Kerry blundered into it. Kerry has since admitted that the entire proposition has collapsed, forcing the White House to publicly disagree with its own Secretary of State. Nevertheless, a loyal band of administration lackeys triumphantly cheered news of Syria’s alleged disarmament when it broke over the summer, after several missed deadlines. ‘No Drama Obama’ had done it again, they crowed, achieving his geopolitical objectives and silencing his domestic critics in a single brilliant stroke:
International weapons inspectors announced Monday that Syria has handed over the last of its declared chemical weapons stockpile for removal and destruction, even as U.S. officials voiced concern about the Damascus government’s alleged use of other toxic substances. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which was charged last year with overseeing the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons under an agreement between the United States and Russia, took control of the “last consignment” of the deadly chemicals, which were loaded onto a ship at the Syrian port of Latakia, the agency’s director general, Ahmet Uzumcu, said in a statement. “A major landmark in this mission has been reached today,” Uzumcu said Monday.
“A big win!” cheered a credulous producer on Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC blog, ignoring obvious signs of trouble ahead. Indeed, as predicted, the clouds never lifted:
The U.S. expressed concern on Thursday that the Syrian government may still have chemical weapons, violating its agreement with the international community last September.
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Shocked! SHOCKED!
You should tell that to the person perpetrating it on this thread.
More accurate.
Open fire.
Assad of Syria has an alliance with Iran, rather than Al Qaeda. The local Al Qaeda branch in Syria is the Al Nusra Front, which is always fighting against the Syrian govt.
A good dose of chemical weapons could get rid of quite a number of them.
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