This seems like a fairly reasonable plan if you can trust Syria and Russia to follow through on it.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met his Syrian counterpart and
urged Damascus to "place chemical weapons under international control
and then have them destroyed."
Tony Blinken, deputy US national
security advisor, said Washington would consult Russia over the plan but
expressed doubt about the trustworthiness of the Syrian leadership.
"We
would welcome a decision and action by Syria to give up its chemical
weapons," he said, but added that Syria's "track record to date, doesn't
give you a lot of confidence."
If I were playing Russia in the "Great Game" I would then arm the crap out of the Syrian regime and have them crush the rebels with conventional weapons. Maybe have some Hezbollah pretending to be rebels "attack" the Russian naval base at Tartus so that you can mount a more robust response. Just a car bomb or two at the front gate of the base would do.
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