it appears obama gave in to pressure to do that which his less political instincts would have avoided
Syria: President Obama's forced hand - POLITICO
he can't have the far more popular democratic president running around calling him a "total fool," "lame" and a "total wuss," now, can he?
Bill Clinton splits with President Obama on Syria - Maggie Haberman - POLITICO
the hottest hawk in his retinue is identified by politico above as our brand new DIRECTOR OF THE NSA: ms susan rice
according to usatoday this morning, they're al qaeda (or close)
USAToday: Syrian rebels pledge loyalty to al-Qaeda
referring to al qaeda, the color crayon crowd from gannett reports that hardly on the run, "the terrorist group's influence is not waning"
and now "may take a greater role"
indeed, they're our best hope
Al Qaida-linked group Syria rebels once denied now key to anti-Assad victories | McClatchy
al qaeda in iraq (which has "killed hundreds of iraqis since us troops left a year ago") is eager to help
it's al nusra
it sees "no reason to hold elections if assad falls, 80% of syrians want islamic law"
and "when we're finished with assad we will fight the us," bragged al nusra soldiers to mcclatchy
our new allies are not very civil
tuesday:
Syrian rebels executed a 14-year-old boy for insulting Islam - The Washington Post
the beheading of 14 year old mohammad is not an isolated incident
Islamic law comes to rebel-held areas of Syria - The Washington Post
leading from behind is expensive
U.S. proposes $50MILLION A DAY no-fly zone in Syria | Mail Online
so we'll just move tens of thousands of refugees here, to illinois, florida, pennsylvania, maryland and virginia
U.S. considers taking in Syrian refugees - latimes
they're gonna have to hitchhike the I4 corridor, however
the latimes points out, "cars are not provided"
and all for what?
New military aid President Barack Obama is sending to the Syrian opposition is unlikely to tip the balance in the rebels’ favor, experts said Thursday.
But after Obama’s public promise that chemical weapons use by the Syrian regime would be a “game changer” for U.S. policy toward the conflict, it may be just enough to preserve the president’s international credibility.
Obama's no 'game changer' in Syria - POLITICO
18 months ago mighta made a difference
but now, just "an incremental escalation in us support that would not be enough to reverse the fortunes of a rebel force clearly on the ropes"
the maverick is (not) mollified
John McCain: Delay on Syria disgraceful - POLITICO
operations prism and boundless, criminal warrants against leakers and reporters, military action in afghanistan, libya and syria---obama is a backdoor
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