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Peacemaking Putin or Obfuscating Obama?
Only 500 people support the White house petition to hand over Obama's Nobel prize to Putin, but is this because people believe Obama deserves it? The news is just in that Russia and the US agree on the Syrian chemical … Continue reading
So Congress has to vote for war to prevent it from happening?
Interesting situation for Obama: more than before he needs congressional support for a strike to keep pressure on Syria. One of the most twisted developments in modern diplomacy started with a jet-lagged Secretary of State who thought he asked for … Continue reading
Syria agrees to handover control over chemical weapons
Did John Kerry get trapped in his own rhetorics? This morning he announced that a strike could be averted if Syria handed over all chemical weapons. A few hours later the State Department hastily added that this was 'rhetorical' and … Continue reading
And then there were none: the story of an optimist
Obama came back a satisfied man. Let's look at a countdown of the 20 countries and their ”agreement” on Syria. What really happened at the G20 summit. All 20 members agreed that chemicals have been used in Syria in some … Continue reading
France and the US: A Story of Friends and their Fries
Today Secretary of State John Kerry embraced the French in his address to the nation on Syria and called them the US oldest friends. Nothing new there as Thomas Jefferson had "potatoes served in the French manner" at a White … Continue reading
Betting on First Blast: Predict when the US will bomb Syria
My adventurous bet would be: before this day is over. Based on international power politics, Obama's agenda and the public opinion this also seems the best bet for the president to save face. The strike on Syria will be 'very … Continue reading
Fast action on Syria blocked by hastily assembled parliaments
The 'blitz-krieg' during the August break of most parliaments seems to be stopped. The British government suffered an enormous blow when even a provisional 'we might take action, but we will consult you again first' was rejected tonight. The speed … Continue reading
US intelligence unsure about chemical weapon facts Syria
Although Obama claims to be certain enough to consider an attack, the intelligence services are not so sure. They call it 'no slam dunk' referring to the certainty claimed by the CIA about the (never found) weapons of mass destruction … Continue reading
New Diplomacy: Fire the Tomahawks First, Facts Will Follow
Of course 'new' refers to the cruise missiles, it used to be guns, but new is also that we can now strike Syria and other nations without risking Western lives. Why do we need to ''send Assad a message' by … Continue reading