As the world turns, Vlad from Moscow has a message for the American people: "We must stop using the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement.  A new opportunity to avoid military action has emerged in the past few days. The United States, Russia and all members of the international community must take advantage of the Syrian government's willingness to place its chemical arsenal under international control for subsequent destruction. Judging by the statements of President Obama, the United States sees this as an alternative to military action."" Mr Putin's op-ed raises a few question:  Who is going to supervise this "placement" of weapons?  Where exactly are these weapons going to be "placed"? How long is this going to take?  Who is going to tell Al Qaeda that Syria is now a "WMD free zone"? We have two recent examples of governments "surrendering" their weapons. The successful...(Read Full Post)