of both sides on one of the weekend talk shows last week.

TO be a fly on the wall.

Secretary of State Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Press Remarks After Their Meeting
Remarks With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov After Their Meeting

Remarks
John Kerry
Secretary of State
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
Intercontinental Hotel
Geneva, Switzerland
September 14, 2013

SECRETARY KERRY: So, obviously, I would hope and always hoped that we could have removed those weapons, and we wanted to. But we didn’t know whether or not this could be given the kind of life it has been given in the last 48 hours. So, it just didn’t make sense to raise a concept that hadn’t yet been put to the test or agreed upon or worked through. I’m pleased that President Putin took initiative, and Sergey took initiative, and President Obama responded, and we’re here.

And so the question is, “So where do we go from here, and how do we build on this,” which I think is really critical. Now, how do you do this, quote, “in a time of war”? Well, look, this is logical. One of the reasons that we believe this is achievable is because the Assad regime has taken extraordinary pains in order to keep control of these weapons. And they have moved them, and we know they’ve moved them. We’ve seen them move them. We watched this. And so we know they’ve continued to always move them to a place of more control.

Therefore, since these weapons are in areas under regime control predominantly, Sergey raises questions that maybe the opposition has some here or there, and absolutely, fair is fair. Both sides have to be responsible. If they do, that also – and that may present a larger challenge. But those of us who have been supporting the opposition have a responsibility to help create access there, and the regime has responsibility where we believe the – the measure – in fact, we believe the only weapons are – ought to be accessible because the Assad regime controls the access.

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So I think – I hope Sergey feels the way I do – there are things we disagree on. But big nations, powerful nations, leaders, cannot afford to get caught up in the small things. And President Putin, to his credit, despite real disagreement with our policy, despite a disagreement with where we were heading, reached out and tried to continue the dialogue. So I would say look for the glass being half-full rather than half-empty, and let’s see how we proceed from here.

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https://geneva.usmission.gov/2013/09/14/transcript-secretary-of-state-kerry-and-russian-foreign-minister-lavrov-press-remarks-after-their-meeting/

Kerry's ventriloquist, not Poland or Putin or some guy standing on the corner.

The attempts to snatch credit for this are hilarious: It was Putin, not Obama or Kerry. No, it was Poland, not Putin. No, it was Poland, and then Putin. It was anyone except the people actually involved.

I wouldn't be surprised if someone claims Kerry and Lavrov didn't actually meet.

the corporatemediawhores.. and anyone else who would rather have their teeth pulled than give PBO credit for Anything.

Yes, this must have been "photoshopped"..

Sec of State John Kerry shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov after the two finalized an agreement pic.twitter.com/ZCqXdrbeni5:07 AM - 14 Sep 2013


http://www.democraticunderground.com/110216102#post1

Everyone played a role in bringing this about, if it's successful.

...its one of the reasons Syria has been on the outs with the US and the UN for a very long time. Assad has always known what was wanted of him (as his dad did too), as far as the chemical weapons, but it took being backed into a very tight corner to get him to cooperate.