. >> secretary kerry, over the weekend the wall street journal ran an article by dr elizabeth obagi, a syrian analyst. she spent a great deal of time in syria including this month and i'll read her assessment of the situation on the ground. i quote the story. the conventional wisdom holds that extremist elements are mixed with the more moderate rebel groups. moderates and extremists wield control over distinct territory, contrary to media that warn syria is not entirely or predominantly having dangerous islamists and al qaeda dye hards. jihadists pouring into syria are not flocking to the front lines, they are concentrating efforts on consolidating control in the northern rebel held areas of the country, moderate opposition forces are - a collection of groups known as the free syrian army lead the fight against the syrian regime. while travelling with some free syrian army battalions, i watched them defend christian villages from government forces and extremist groups. they demonstrated a willingness to submit to civilian authority, working with local administrative councils and stru