Saturday, September 7, 2013

Went to an “A-List” party at the home of Jane and Calvin Cafritz on R and 29th Street, N.W. Usual glitterati there with Senators (Markey), Generals (Casey) many ambassadors. Very enjoyable night. During the evening, Ambassador Walter Cutler (former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia) had a vas0-vagal attack and they called for a physician. I attended to him and the story made it into the Style section of the Washington Post on the following Monday. Sept. 3 – 10, and beyond) – Obama threatening to attack Syria since Assad used Chemical weapons (Sarin Gas) against his own citizens. At first the POTUS said he would attack imminently. Then, after it was clear that there was not universal support domestically or internationally for this approach, Obama hesitated and said he would go to Congress to get “authorization” even though he claims that he already has authorization to attack Syria. He is definitely giving a garbled message. New slant is that Russia who would veto any UN resolution against Syria is trying to broker a deal that if we do not attack, Syria will allow international control of their Chemical weapons. More Later.