[nickcarraway]

Obama is a unilateralist cowboy.

[AlaskaErik]

I like Sarah Palin’s solution...Let Allah sort it all out. We need to sit this one out.

[NonValueAdded]

Cut a deal with Russia - tell Putin that Syria is his as long as he ejects Iran and Hezbollah.

[Diogenesis]

Obama is an undocumented Impostor who arms al Qaeda
to murder Americans.

[swamprebel]

Obama has allowed his words to trap him, in March 2011 he stated “Assad must go”. Now that Russia has put troops in Syria, all Obama can do is fund a proxy war. Our troops in Jordan reminds me of JFK's proxy war with China, Jordan may soon find itself the victim of gorilla attacks from Syria.
What will Obama do? Vietnam?

[Newbomb Turk]

How about not deploying troops unless congress declares war and gives full backing and funding to the same.

The U.S.A will never win a pussy foot attempt but a lot of good young men and women will die or be maimed for life needlessly.

Speaking as a 35 year army veteran here.

[SilverMine]

Can you do it? Would it be lawful, as an international law matter, for the United States to use military force in Syria without a Security Council resolution authorizing the intervention?

The short answer: Probably not.

The long answer is absolutely not, the US Cnstitution is clear that you, as president, cannot move the troops, equipment or anything until two things happen, first Congress, not the UN, not cnn, abc, nbc or the pope, but Congress declares war and second not until Congress votes to fund that war.

And right now there is a lot of sentiment to impeach you so it is best to take the trips enjoy the jet, play a round of footsy with Reggie, and try for a low profile.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Somebody tell us who Rosa Brooks is. SHe’s the daughter of somebody in politics and was either a Clinton or Obama advisor on foreign policy.

I’ve just forgotten who she’s related to.

There is so much political incest in this regime that it makes the old Arkansas Brother-Sister jokes seem tame.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

(from the title) :” So You Want to Intervene in Syria Without Breaking the Law? “

Obama should have a ‘hissey-fit ‘ and quit the presidency
Tell Michelle to make up another 72 bedrooms
Put on his flowing white robes and scarf
and take up arms (preferably a pop-tart in the shape of a gun ) with his ‘kindred brethern’ for the Caliphate !

[Colonel Kangaroo]

The writer totally ignores the fact that the president cannot lawfully make the decision himself to go to war under the US Constitution while debating the applicability of UN edicts and international lawyer mumbo jumbo. CLUELESS CLUELESS CLUELESS. We are raising a generation of "citizens of the world", not Americans.

[Slings and Arrows]

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

So You Want to Intervene in Syria Without Breaking the Law?

I do not want to intervene in Syria. I have never wanted to intervene in Syria and I can think of very few scenarios that would leave me wanting to intervene in Syria.

Let the devil sort it out.