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Or...it could be some brilliant political maneuvering in a nearly impossible situation with significant consequences.
If Obama can negotiate via Russia a WMD disarmament without force that would be huge. It also draws a very clear line for future action that even UN veto darlings won't be able to contain.
Hell, it has the potential to stall the entire civil war and the rise of radicalism underway.
I remember just after 9/11 thanking the expert foreign policy team Bush had in place...and look what happened then.
Perhaps these people are a hell of a lot smarter than you're giving them credit for.
-spence
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