qcconservative

If I was a cynical guy about politics in Washington, I could be convinced that Mr. Obama picked this time to make Syria an issue to avoid the national spotlight about jobs, the economy, Obamacare, the debt ceiling, the IRS, the NSA spying, Benghazi, and who knows what else.  Now the President will use more time in September to listen attentively to the discussions in Congress before he acts upon his own decision.   We’ll see if Congress helps him out and gives the okay to attack Syria.  He has talked himself into a corner without a strategic vision for dealing with Syria and telegraphs his moves.  Gas attacks and red lines have existed since 2012; why did he pick this particular time?  Conventional wisdom says we have to do something because of the horrific images of children killed by a gas attack.  I contend that all images of war are horrific, regardless of the ages of the people killed.  Mr. President, residents of the Middle East have been killing each other for thousands of years over race, religion and ethnicity.  A few stray Tomahawk missiles will not solve a thing.  Those Tomahawk missiles will, in fact, make us weaker because of the international scorn and loss of trust.  If I was a cynical guy, I would not believe that your military tactics are as pure as the wind-driven snow.  Are these the actions-to-come that earned you the Nobel Peace Prize?