that s why i ve been hearing the kind of skepticism i have today from administration officials. one u.s. official telling me there s quote a grudge recognition you can t ignore the deal, but that doesn t mean we ll ultimately accept the terms. on the day senators were going to start voting on authorizing force against syria, secretary john kerry will instead go to geneva to talk peace with his russian counterpart. president obama will take a hard look at it. but it has to be swift. it has to be real. it has to be verifiable. it cannot be a delaying tactic. turning russia s proposal into a reality is already facing its first hurdles. russia says it would be unacceptable to blame the syrian regime for last month s chemical attack and insists any resolution must come with a renunsiation of force by the u.s. translator: you can t really ask syria or any other country to disarm unilaterally while military force against it is being contemplated.
the case for a diplomatic solution the third option may be no easier. emptying syria of its chemical stockpiles in the middle of a civil war all brokered by its biggest backer and arms supplier russia. that s why i ve been hearing the kind of skepticism i have today from administration officials. one u.s. official telling me there s quote a grudge recognition you can t ignore the deal, but that doesn t mean we ll ultimately accept the terms. on the day senators were going to start voting on authorizing force against syria, secretary john kerry will instead go to geneva to talk peace with his russian counterpart. president obama will take a hard look at it. but it has to be swift. it has to be real. it has to be verifiable. it cannot be a delaying tactic. turning russia s proposal into a reality is already facing its first hurdles. russia says it would be unacceptable to blame the syrian regime for last month s chemical attack and insists any