Why the 'fierce moral urgency' to appoint an ambassador to Syria

Well, now we know the 'fierce moral urgency' behind President Obama's recess appointment of Robert Ford as the first American ambassador to Syria since 2005. Obama has apparently despaired of bringing 'peace' between Israel and the 'Palestinians,' so, reports a Kuwaiti newspaper, he is conspiring with Syria to deliver the Golan to Bashar al-Assad. A Kuwaiti newspaper reported that Washington is