U.S.-Russian backed cease-fire in Syria, or "there they go again"?

Geneva -- The U.S. and Russia have announced a "breakthrough" agreement early Saturday that may see a nationwide cease-fire by early next week. The only concern many Americans have is that Secretary of State John Kerry is part of the negotiating team and that can't be good for an outcome.

Kerry, who cannot even ride a bike without getting seriously injured said the plan could reduce violence in Syria, but truth be told, he's probably talking out of his nether regions. He believes the plan could reduce violence and lead to a long-sought political transition after the country has gone through over 5 years of killing each other.

Kerry called the deal a potential "turning point" in a civil war that has killed about half a million people. All the crazy Syrians backed by Putin's government, and the U.S.-backed rebel groups have to do is comply with the deal, and things will be "honkey-dorey" said Kerry.

The cease-fire is to begin at sundown Monday, Kerry professed. It is to coincide with the Muslim holiday known as Eid al-Adha, a holiday in which the Koran recommends to wait a few weeks before fighting again. 

Never looks where he's going

Kerry's counterpart, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, confirmed the agreement and believes it could expand the counterterrorism fight and help get supplies to Syrian civilians. He also said that Syrian President Bashar "The Chinless" Assad's government was ready to go along with the deal.

The cease-fire deal comes after months of poor thought out diplomacy between Kerry and Lavrov (who left the 'Reset Button' home, to Hillary's chagrin). Moscow is to pressure Assad's people to stop aggressive operations against the rebels and in civilian areas. The U.S. is to persuade "moderate" rebels to break ranks with the Nusra Front, an al Qaeda affiliate, and other terrorist groups.

Both sides have thus far failed to deliver on their ends of the deal and met with strong words of criticism by Kerry, who used the term 'strongly condemn'.

So keep your fingers crossed and hope that John Kerry will do better than all of his past failures in politics.

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