NYT:
President Obama woke up Monday facing a Congressional defeat that many in both parties believed could hobble his presidency. And by the end of the day, he found himself in the odd position of relying on his Russian counterpart, Vladimir V. Putin, of all people, to bail him out.The surprise Russian proposal to defuse the American confrontation with Syria made a tenuous situation even more volatile for a president struggling to convince a deeply skeptical public of the need for the United States to respond militarily in yet another Middle Eastern country, this time in retaliation for the use of chemical weapons. It could make the situation even more precarious. Or it could give Mr. Obama an escape from a predicament partly of his own making.In effect, Mr. Obama is now caught between trying to work out a deal with Mr. Putin, with whom he has been feuding lately, or trying to win over Republicans in the House who have made it their mission to block his agenda. Even if he does not trust Mr. Putin, Mr. Obama will have to decide whether to treat the Russian proposal seriously or assume it is merely a means of obstructing an American military strike.
What makes this into a spaghetti surprise pie is that what Putin wants, to STOP the USA from helping Al Qaeda/Al Nusra is what will be best for the AMERICAN PEOPLE, and not by intent.
This might be the worst convoluted mess 100% of the making of the US president single handed, I have ever seen.
If Obama rejects this, unless something else changes he is about to suffer one of the ignominious congressional defeats in American history, and might be facing one in the Senate as well. If he accepts this he will owe Putin his escape from this and Putin WILL WANT SOMETHING, and probably demand it at the point of verification and accounting of Syrian chemical arms.
Or worse.
BMD.
No President has EVER been rejected when asking for the use of force in history.
Not once.
Worse then J Carter. Worse than Buchanan. This stuff is going to destroy his self imagined place in history.
3 comments:
I don't think Putin is trying to help Obama. Putin is only trying to protect his ally, Assad.
All the news media is trying to portray this whole chemical weapons under international community's control thing as if it was a Russian idea when in fact Kerry shat out his mouth, Russians just picked it up and threw it back in his and Obama's face.
It was a game very well played by the Russians and Obama is now left with his non existent dick in his hand while he blabbers on about some red lines or some credibility or whatever.
No one but the leftist media (like NYT) takes Obama seriously anymore. And Russia isn't one bit concerned about helping Obama save face. In fact, by appearing as if they avoided a strike against Syria, Russia has strengthened its position especially in the Middle East as a country and a power that "friends" can count on.
That is in stark contrast with what friends of the US have had to face during Obama presidency. With Israel and Egypt looking to Russia (after seeing how impotent Obama really is), Russia stands to gain everything without Obama even mattering in the whole equation.
Nicoenarg
Worse President ever. Jimmy Carter on Meth.
;-)
Heisenberg is who we need as prez this morning. For a week or so, anyway.
Has anyone else concluded that when it comes to foreign policy we need a cunning ruthless bastard who can understand the value of a closed mouth, measure the cost of taking blood versus the cynical advantage of a seeming diplomatic solution?
Gee, does that sound like Putin?
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