OK, I'll Weigh In (Syria). Posted 4/7/2017. It was touted as one of Obama's "wins"; in fact Susan Rice (yes, that Susan Rice who stands accused of "unmasking" Trump and his pals in "accidental" intelligence intercepts and spreading same all over the government to, some say, "encourage" leaks) said in January that the Obama Administration had secured the removal of all chemical weapons under Syrian government control.