OH PLEASE – AT 10:26 A.M. ET:  Our secretary of state, John Kerry, is off in the land of Oz again.  At least in Oz we got some good songs.  Not here.  From Fox:

Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday hailed the U.N. Security Council uniting for the first time on a resolution regarding Syria's humanitarian crisis, calling it a potential “hinge-point” in ending that country’s deadly, 3-year-long civil war.

The agreement calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad's government and opposition forces to provide immediate access across the country to humanitarian aid for all Syrians.

“This could be a hinge-point in the tortured three years of a Syria crisis bereft of hope,” Kerry said. “After three years of slaughter and savagery, people rightfully will question whether progress is possible, but this resolution holds the promise of something real.”

Still, Kerry warned that such an agreement is only the first steps toward ending the international crisis in which hundreds of thousands have been killed and millions forced from Syria and into refugee camps.

“The test is whether the words of the Security Council are matched with the life-saving actions the Syrian people so desperately and urgently need,” he said.

The breakthrough this weekend came when Russia, Syria's closest ally, and China, another supporter, agreed with the Western and Arab-backed resolution.

After two weeks of negotiations and a watering-down of the original text, the two countries decided to join the rest of the 15-member council in sending a strong message, especially to the Assad government, that food, medicine and other essentials must not be blocked to civilians caught in the conflict.

COMMENT:  Is the Obama crowd the only group left in the world that cares about UN resolutions?  Does anyone else take this seriously?  Does anyone believe the vicious factions in Syria will now say, "Oh, the UN has spoken.  Let us lay down our arms"? 

And I love the phrase, "a watering-down of the original text."  Yeah, that's the way you get China and Russia on board.  Just make it meaningless.

We are seeing a tragic deterioration in the power and influence of the United States.  In Obama's mind, this is not a failure, but a success.  It is the dream of the left, and our children will pay for it.

February 23,  2014