CSpan1: Kerry chairing UN Security Council on Iraq...

[karynnj]

6. I suspect that if things were to work out, that it would be a repeat of the Syria thing

The media still says that "a red line was crossed, Obama said he was going to attack, and then he backed down". Here on DU, there is a slight variation - Kerry and Obama wanted to attack, but Putin tricked them into not attacking OR they wanted to attack, but the anger on the left stopped them and so they backed down ... proving the power of the left.


Oddly, the ONLY thing I would predict differently is -- if things pretty obviously went well, Fox would attempt mischief again -- as they started once before -- by contrasting the significant accomplishments of Kerry to the lack of accomplishment of Clinton. (The wild card is whether they give credit to Obama - My guess is probably not given that 1) he could help the Democratic nominee and 2) he is still part black. )

The good thing is knowing that Kerry knows who he is and we know that the people closest to him understand and appreciate him. He is smart enough to know anything he did that made the world better - including what he did in 1971 and the Syrian chemical weapon deal. Imagine all that savin gas was in Syria where ISIL could get its hands on it.