
Mr. Gaffe has done it again. John Kerry has made what may be the worst gaffe of his political carrer by "thinking outloud" and offering an unvetted solution to the crisis in Syria. Kerry suggested that if Assad turns over his chemical weapons, of which the Syrian leader claims not to have, the Americans would not attack his country. Russian President Vladimer Putin welcomed this idea and agreed to take control of the weapons from Syria. Brendan Spaar sees a problem with this. For one, Russia is seen as an ally to Syria and has a lukewarm at best relationship with the United States. Will lawmakers think twice before allowing Putin to babysit Assad?