Good News. Bad News. Confusing News.  First the good news.
Syria said it would abide by an international treaty banning
chemical weapons  Now the bad news.  But it linked this to
demands that the United States stop threatening military strikes
and arming the rebels in the Syrian civil war. Secretary of
State John Kerry rejected these demands.  And finally, the
confusing news.   Which is not so much news as a question: Why
are we arming the rebels in Syria? Which leads to another
question: Doesn’t this indicate that the real reason for wanting
to fire missiles at Syria was to help the rebels win the war and
not because of chemical weapons?  Read all about here.    • Dave
Very good questions, Rebecca. Why are we arming the rebels?
• Fabio Paolo Barbieri        The only way I can make sense of
it – and mind you, this is only an attempt to find rationality
into what looks more like folly laced with corruption – is this.
This administration has from the beginning followed two capital
mistakes: ONE,that