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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
The Sources of Champ's tragic Syrian policy.
2013-08-28
Posted by:Besoeker

#11  But, as Glick notes, the ascent of the radicals leaves the U.S. with no good options in Syria and with egg on its face for proclaiming a red line that turned out to be meaningless.

No, no and Hell No! President Obama has no good options and it is he who has egg on his face - not the U.S. The US will be just fine by letting the Syrian savages kill each other. On the other hand, regardless of ObamaÂ’s decision, he will be glaringly exposed as the small predictable man who is primarily motivated by his own selfish interest.
Posted by: DepotGuy   2013-08-28 20:28  

#10  Actually it was a cheeseburger - his old lady found out about it.
Posted by: Pappy   2013-08-28 17:45  

#9  And here I thought it was oysters for dinner.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2013-08-28 11:12  

#8  I didn't know the U.S. EVER had any good options in Syria.

The US had a less-bad option:

At the outset of the Syrian civil war two-and-a-half years ago... [a] consortium of Syrian Kurds, moderate Sunnis, Christians and others came to Washington and begged for US assistance. But they were ignored.

Not a perfect option, but reality rarely provides those.

Amazing that, for an administration that's was supposed to be so smart, talented, and laden with 'thousands' of foreign policy experts during its presidential campaign, it has consistently dropped the ball.
Posted by: Pappy   2013-08-28 10:46  

#7  President Obama must attack or lose what credibility he has now.

Can't really disagree with that. He's in a spot where he has to walk on the paint or wait till it dries. Politically. He's not going to risk death driving an Eagle from Sicily for some CAS on some ridge where the My Heros could shoot back too.

Its going to be an awesome failure when the first strikes end up hitting Iranian or Russian advisors stray kitten rescue workers. Independent of if it really happened.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-08-28 09:41  

#6  "Revenge" is the tribal, Chicago thug, and gang-banger way of doing business. He came by it honestly.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-08-28 08:49  

#5  Yet more self-inflicted wounds by 'bummer. And like most things he does others pay the price.

This "policy" disaster of outsourcing to the Islamist Turk and then drawing a red line that he now wants to renege on (again).

Leading from behind all the way.
Posted by: AlanC   2013-08-28 08:34  

#4  President Obama must attack or lose what credibility he has now.

I want some of whatever you'e smoking now.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2013-08-28 06:49  

#3  President Obama must attack or lose what credibility he has now.

The choice now is between Islamic radicals and Assad.

Posted by: BernardZ   2013-08-28 06:11  

#2  A "good option" would be to sit back at a safe distance, and continue to watch them shoot it out.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-08-28 01:20  

#1  FTA: "the ascent of the radicals leaves the U.S. with no good options in Syria"
I didn't know the U.S. EVER had any good options in Syria.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2013-08-28 00:23  

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