http://news.yahoo.com/russia-pushes-big-syria-meeting-not-sanctions-094625628.html The Russian proposal for a international meeting of nations in order to address the continuing internal conflict in Syria is filled with hope. This writer believes that the Russian along with the Chinese are better able to solve the crisis and stop the bloodshed. As we move through the cited article we will look at it practically, you know, from a world politics 101 type of approach. We will also parse what the writer is saying concerning the subject and how revealing that viewpoint might be. Lastly, we will view the events under the idea that the nations closest to Syria have more at stake and are better able to address the Syrian situation than are countries many thousands of miles distant.