It's amazing that even so
many of the President's strong supporters don't realize he does NOT want
to get involved in Syria in any way, shape or form.
From the first time HRC declared the rebels worthy and Assad had to go, virtually his entire foreign affairs team has been pro-intervention.
That he has told the pro war people on his own team no for 2 years seems lost on everyone, as even his supporters think he is for it.
For once it'd be nice for his supporters to realize that the decision making at the presidential level is not simple black and white.
After 6 years he finally realizes the best way to handle the Republicans is to use their antipathy to him personally as a weapon against him.
He is so against involvement he's willing to use that as a tool to fight against the constant pressure from his own cabinet and administration like Kerry.
So what does he do when the pressure post gas attack became a cacophony of shouts and screams to attack Syria in DC both from within his administration in conjunction with Republican demands he get involved in the House and Senate, he says OK let's do it.
And ever so predictably, the Republican party rapidly discovers it actually has lost its interest in attacking Syria.
McCain is suddenly virtually alone among Republicans continuing the call to go to war.
The Republican house majority he could depend on to parrot his calls to go to war in Syria has suddenly adopted the teahadist isolationist mindset, and Graham once his echo has also become silent.
Just like that the pro-war members of his own administration who had been counting on the voice of Republican war mongers to make the case for war to the public suddenly had to do it themselves, and there not up to it.
Without inside the admin war mongers working in tandem with Republican war mongers it suddenly looks like it's President Obama who is the only one to want to attack Syria, but for the last two years the story has been the exact opposite.
Rather than being on the ropes, the President has played this extremely skillfully.
For once he has followed through and purposefully manipulated the Republican hatred of him to his own advantage to gain what he really wants and that's to stay out of Syria, and to shut down the enthusiasm in his own administration for it too.
For the last 6 years he's chosen the high road with Republicans always hoping that if he treated them with respect they'd eventually realize they are wrong to hate him so mindlessly.
This is the first time he's treated them with the same contempt they treat him by using such obvious reverse psychology to get his way with them.
And no such vote will come to pass without solid Republican support.
The Democratic caucus in congress has always been split with a slight majority opposing involvement.
That Democratic congressional voices seem late to the party is a reflection of the American Corporate News Establishment (ACNE) ignoring them, because Democratic party being anti-war wasn't newsworthy.
Without a resounding vote in favor, he now has the perfect excuse to
climb down from what looked like the first step to full scale
involvement.
AND best of all he can do it and say he is fulfilling the will of the people and the will of congress despite the fact he has the authority nevertheless.
From the first time HRC declared the rebels worthy and Assad had to go, virtually his entire foreign affairs team has been pro-intervention.
That he has told the pro war people on his own team no for 2 years seems lost on everyone, as even his supporters think he is for it.
For once it'd be nice for his supporters to realize that the decision making at the presidential level is not simple black and white.
After 6 years he finally realizes the best way to handle the Republicans is to use their antipathy to him personally as a weapon against him.
He is so against involvement he's willing to use that as a tool to fight against the constant pressure from his own cabinet and administration like Kerry.
So what does he do when the pressure post gas attack became a cacophony of shouts and screams to attack Syria in DC both from within his administration in conjunction with Republican demands he get involved in the House and Senate, he says OK let's do it.
And ever so predictably, the Republican party rapidly discovers it actually has lost its interest in attacking Syria.
McCain is suddenly virtually alone among Republicans continuing the call to go to war.
The Republican house majority he could depend on to parrot his calls to go to war in Syria has suddenly adopted the teahadist isolationist mindset, and Graham once his echo has also become silent.
Just like that the pro-war members of his own administration who had been counting on the voice of Republican war mongers to make the case for war to the public suddenly had to do it themselves, and there not up to it.
Without inside the admin war mongers working in tandem with Republican war mongers it suddenly looks like it's President Obama who is the only one to want to attack Syria, but for the last two years the story has been the exact opposite.
Rather than being on the ropes, the President has played this extremely skillfully.
For once he has followed through and purposefully manipulated the Republican hatred of him to his own advantage to gain what he really wants and that's to stay out of Syria, and to shut down the enthusiasm in his own administration for it too.
For the last 6 years he's chosen the high road with Republicans always hoping that if he treated them with respect they'd eventually realize they are wrong to hate him so mindlessly.
This is the first time he's treated them with the same contempt they treat him by using such obvious reverse psychology to get his way with them.
And no such vote will come to pass without solid Republican support.
The Democratic caucus in congress has always been split with a slight majority opposing involvement.
That Democratic congressional voices seem late to the party is a reflection of the American Corporate News Establishment (ACNE) ignoring them, because Democratic party being anti-war wasn't newsworthy.
Without a resounding vote in favor, he now has the perfect excuse to
climb down from what looked like the first step to full scale
involvement.
AND best of all he can do it and say he is fulfilling the will of the people and the will of congress despite the fact he has the authority nevertheless.
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