Posted on 09/06/2013 12:33:15 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
STRELNA, Russia — President Obama ran into an impasse on Friday in his bid to rally international backing for a military strike on Syria as world leaders wrapped up a summit meeting here remaining deeply divided over the right response to what the Americans have called the deadliest nerve gas attack in decades.
After a dinner debate that lasted into the early morning hours of Friday, Mr. Obama emerged with a few supporters but no consensus, as other leaders urged him not to attack without United Nations permission, which is not forthcoming. Instead, the president had to resign himself to generalized statements of concern over the use of chemical weapons.
Even France, which has offered the strongest support to Mr. Obama of the European allies, on Friday said that it would not strike Syria as part of a coalition until the United Nations completes its work on assessing the suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria. Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general, has declined to specify when the results will be known.
The failure to forge a stronger coalition here in the face of opposition from the Russian host, President Vladimir V. Putin, raised the risks even further for Mr. Obama as he headed home to lobby Congress to give him the backing his international peers would not. It also left Mr. Obama in the awkward position of defending his right to take action largely alone if necessary after campaigning against what he portrayed as the unilateralist foreign policy of his predecessor, George W. Bush.
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NO AMERICAN BLOOD AND TREASURE FOR OBAMA'S FOOLISH PERSONAL FACE SAVING MISSILE STRIKE ON SYRIA!!
Don’t use the word “Stymie”!! Dat’s racist! Sheesh!
Amazing that this guy goes from noting that the world communithy does not support bombing Syria — and then says the world demands that something be done.
Is he crazy or a moron or what?
All of the above.
Resume’ enhancer.
“Commander in Chief ~ Al Qaeda Air Force”
Absolutely.
His (and Hillary’s) shameless sponsorship of the Christian-killer Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt speaks volumes. And we’re supposed to trust his motives this time? No thanks.
Alternate headline:
“World leaders distance themselves from inept US president”.
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Yes.
..by mere seconds. hehe
These folks are delusional!
The only "permission" needed is the US Congress!
“Is he crazy or a moron or what?”
YES
Our cracked “President” still found time to meet with the gaysbian “civil society” “human rightser” types in Russia!
obama has as much respect for Orthodox Christian Russia as he does for us Orthodox Christians at home. How dare he force “gay marriage” upon us, while he plans to go to war to help Christian-killers in Syria! PHOOEY!!!!
Neither. He knows that a substantial fraction of the American public is so oblivious that they will believe what he says, regardless of the obvious. He doesn't even care if they are a majority as long as they're loud enough for him to get away with pretending he has popular backing.
It’s hard to sell the public outside of the US. First, there’s still the anti-Bush feeling, and they are amazed at the mere suggestion of a war. Second, this is the guy that won the Noble Peace Prize....so what was that all about? Third, in terms of Egypt’s episode....everyone is looking at how the Brotherhood got up into power, and how the US carried them to peak. Something about that Egypt mess bothers most Europeans. Fourth, the Russians might just have a point on it being a rebel-built rocket that delivered the chemicals. Europeans are skeptics over this part of the story...by the US, and barely believe Russia. Fifth and final....an attack, and then what? So far....there’s not a single idiot from the White House team that can explain what exactly occurs after twenty (or two hundred) cruise missile impacts. Game changer? No one believes that anymore.
In short, the lecture guy has given out his notes to the class, and the students just don’t think that’s the material for the test. Strange how this all comes up now....nearly five years into the administration.
The world leaders are using “UN permission” as a fig-leaf, to avoid going to war without saying “no” directly to a US President.
That’s a good use for the UN, isn’t it?
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