On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver notes that when Secretary of State John Kerry proclaimed the Syrian Peace Talks in Vienna to be a success, he neglected to note that of the twenty countries in attendance, not one soul was present to represent Syria…Even the rebel faction stayed home.
John likens it to an intervention minus the guest of honor. Things go quite smoothly, but it’s important to have the addict, abuser, alcoholic – or country under discussion present.
This was no peaceful Kumbaya sing-along however. Arab delegates and Saudis refused to be seated where they might – by chance, make eye contact with one another. After working out the seating arrangements, and (I presume) the unforeseen bathroom break scheduling for the two factors, Kerry’s oversight is understandable.
Perhaps Kerry was a bit too harried to think outside the box like John Oliver, who came up with the perfect solution. Why not send Paula Abdul to the next Syria soiree’? Abdul is one half Syrian, and if you recall pop music from 1989, you know she brokered a peaceful accord with her complete and total opposite, a Mr. MC Skat Kat – we can, and have done worse.