[EBH]

Very likely as I see it....the equation in Syria won’t change much from what it has been....but I can see the Islamic Rebels firing off more gas and killing more to blame Assad....and it will be just enough for Obama to strike....by then he’ll have the Congress support... since they’ve included in any passage that if Assad fails to deliver as promised Obama will have their authority to strike.

So if Congress agrees to the plan to disarm Syria...they will also be agreeing to giving BO the authority to bomb.

Caww astutely noted on another discussion thread this observation. The delay tactic, speechifying, etc. is to ultimately get the authority to strike. The reworking of the resolution will give him the ability to strike as we all know Syria will not be able to round up all the chemical weapons since some of them...an unknown amount of them...are in rebel hands. Syria/Russia won't be able to account for them all.

[erlayman]

I don’t think there is any way Congress will approve wording that would justify a strike for being in noncompliance of a chemical weapons agreement. The rebels are also going to soon be crushed with Russia arming the country to the hilt so there won’t be any doubt with another attack who was responsible.