[The Cajun]

This is a deft political move on Russia's part, especially since the State Department immediately walked back Kerry's comments by saying that he "was making a rhetorical argument about the impossibility and unlikelihood of Assad turning over chemical weapons he has denied he used."

Putin already has Assad's agreement on this, thinking 2 or 3 moves ahead like he always does.

Now he leaves Kerry, the State Department and of course Barky OBungler holding the dirty end of the stick, again.

Checkmate.

[AU72]

When is Obama doing his network interviews?

He will have to throw away his talking points without sounding like an idiot.

Then again--

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

—walked back Kerry’s comments by saying that he “was making a rhetorical argument —

Kerry wouldn’t even know what that means.