Posted on 09/04/2013 8:03:28 PM PDT by lbryce
Those tasked with executing the strike on Bashar al Assad's regime in Syria were reportedly shocked when U.S. President Barack Obama announced Saturday that he wanted to seek Congressional approval first, according to Chris Lawrence with CNN.
"The tempo went from 'go-go-go' to nothing," an unnamed defense official told CNN. "We were standing multiple watches. Everyone was pretty sure it was going to happen."
With U.S. destroyers and submarines moored off the coast of Syria, battle stations manned, and fingers on the trigger of hundreds of Tomahawk cruise missiles, Obama reportedly changed his mind Friday evening on executing the strike on his own authority, after a conversation with his chief of staff, Denis McDonough.
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Glad you caught that.
Disagreement is OK with me. However, knowing something about Obama and his enablers makes me believe he is dancing at the end of strings being manipulated buy others and that is where his ‘bumbling ‘ originates, many strings by different hands to keep the puppet moving, from Soros to the Saudi King and others. Obama was well chosen because of charisma to be the front/puppet of powers that wanted USA power downgraded. So far the effort is panning out with the help of 50%+or- who have other important things in life such as ballgames. casinos. concerts and last but not least drugs to make them feel good.
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