Outside the box thinking to Middle East

A good move:

Breakthrough with Syria - OregonLive.com: "Kerry's role in all this is intriguing for two reasons: First, it shows that the former Democratic presidential candidate is carving out a role for himself as a foreign-policy player -- courageously taking on issues that are sensitive in political and policy terms. Second, it shows a fluid and creative foreign policy process in the Obama administration, in which people outside the White House inner circle are able to get the president's attention and push the envelope."