Question for people praising Obama's "success" on Syria.

[Marr]

What will you think if the US continues to push for a military strike, even after Syria offers up their chemical weapons?

[ProSense]

1. Are the

"Question for people praising Obama's "success" on Syria.
What will you think if the US continues to push for a military strike, even after Syria offers up their chemical weapons? "

...developments today that painful to accept?

Obama Puts Syria Strike On Pause As Possible Diplomatic Solution Emerges
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023632691

[Marr]

3. I assume we're all aware of how the situation currently stands.

Can you answer the question?

[NoOneMan]

5. Why would he put a strike on pause? Assad is like Hitler. His usage of weapons must be answered!

He did the most evil thing possible! And now we're going to just drop it? Gas people and get out of war free by just getting rid of the rest of your stash?


BTW, sarcasm aside, I think avoiding a war is the least stupid thing we can do at this point. Let's just be careful about twisting ourselves in knots to paint this as some amazing strategic and sensible success. The US blundered their way into this corner and now they are blundering their way out ("looking weak" on the way). Blundering is better than murdering children with bombs to make a point, but lets be honest about this incoherent moment in US diplomatic history

[Skidmore]

2. Just as a matter of follow through, I do expect that the President will

continue to hold out a strike as part of making certain that the CWs are turned over and I imagine that there will be the possibility of a strike left dangling to ensure that any that have been squirrelled away by Assad are not used in the future. It seems to me to be a realistic expectation to continue to ensure that such weapons are not used again.

[Marr]

4. Absolutely, I think that would only be expected.

To stand down before anything's finished would be counterproductive. I mean after the deed is done, so to speak.

[jpak]

6. Ask me after Syria gives up its WMD and Obama still pushes for a strike

yup

[madrchsod]

7. the us will not push for strikes

[Whisp]

8. keep dreaming the worst case scenario

It's become a habit for many here, that there has Got to be something Awful to pin on the President.

Things were buzzing with glee here these last few days, blaming Obama for discoloured dentures all the way to that chunk missing out of the moon. And lookie lookie, maybe he ain't the debil after all.

But I'm sure Something will come up soon, something reeeeel baaaaaaad that Obama did, has done or might be thinking of doing, and the celebrations can take up again.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

9. Has he dropped his intentions to aid the "rebels" in the civil war?

[Thinkingabout]

10. If there was a vote on striking Syria it would send a message to Iran and Korea not to push too hard

Left they be met with force. This could be one of the easiest votes taken by Congress, they would be under cover of a diplomatic solution and they could take credit in helping the creditably of the US.