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And in doing so makes us look weak and impotent.
Nope, to the rest of the world, it makes us look sensible.
Only makes us look weak to the warmongering right wing loons who get their "knowledge" of the world from FauxNews and rush limbaugh.
True, it's childish to threaten force and not back it up (i. e. speak loudly and carry a twig), but O has no choice; as a pol, he has to pacify the mindless warmongering right wing loons in Red State America, or else they'll go crazy.
A POTUS stating "there will be consequences" is no different than an Iranian President threatening to "destroy Israel"--just political fluff to keep the ignorant, hateful right wing masses in one's country quiet, like giving a baby his bottle.