Russia is working closely with the Syrian government to ensure that its arsenal of chemical weapons remains under firm control and has won promises that the weapons of mass destruction will not be used or moved, Moscow's point man on Syria told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Interesting. Russia guarantees the security of Syrian chemical arms?
Will Russia deploy paratroopers to physically make good on that guarantee?
Will Assad not need to even move chemical arms within whatever defense perimeter Assad decides to hold?
Do we believe the Russian guarantee?
Do we want Russia to be the guarantor of Syria's chemical weapons if it means Russian troops are put on the ground there?
That's an interesting guarantee that Russia has made. What does it mean in practice?
UPDATE: Russia says they have Assad's guarantee that he will not use chemical weapons against the rebels:
Russia is working closely with the Syrian government to ensure that its arsenal of chemical weapons remains under firm control and has won promises that the weapons of mass destruction will not be used or moved, Moscow's point man on Syria told The Associated Press on Thursday.
How closely are they working? Are Russians providing physical security? Are they really promising not to move chemical weapons?
As a matter of curiosity, did we know that Russia had Assad's guarantee before we warned Assad not to use or move his chemical weapons? That's mostly a rhetorical question. I assume Russia really wants to provide President Obama some "space" to get that second-term "flexibility" that President Obama promised the Russians.
NOTE: My apologies for the update that repeated the initial article link and quote. Wow. Clearly I had another article in mind. Bad day to quit sniffing glue, obviously.
