US-Russia Chemical Weapons Deal on Syria: 3 Questions with Ambassador Nicholas Burns

The deal to rid Syria of its chemical weapons program is done. In a statement Saturday, Obama said "the United States remains prepared to act" if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime fails to comply. "The United States will continue working with Russia, the United Kingdom, France, the United Nations and others to ensure that this process is verifiable, and that there are consequences should the Assad regime not comply with the framework agreed today," Obama added. So, yes, serious questions remain: is this a good diplomatic move for the United States? Can the Syrians and Russians be trusted? And where does the war-torn country, and the rest of the region, go from here? Kennedy School professor and GlobalPost columnist Nicholas Burns weighs in on the particulars.