Honestly this is the most precarious position America has been in since the Cuban Missile Crisis. I can envision a scenario where Putin will flex his military might against the weak kneed poser Obama and if he orders a submarine to launch cruise missiles against Syria, that Putin could respond by sinking that submarine and then threatening a tactical nuclear strike if the US attempts to retaliate.
Putin knows that Obama is a clueless buffoon who would cower in the corner if backed in there by the Ruskies. And if Obama made a stupid decision after that, then all bets are off.
Perhaps these doomsday prospers aren’t so crazy after all.
Prospers = preppers
I hate these self correct programs.
I share your concern. When the dems lost the “kennedy” seat, I thought that Obama would have no choice but to back down. The process to push through that garbage plan was a joke, and losing a senate seat in Mass. should have been the final straw. But Obama pushed through anyway.
This situation is eerily similar. He has no support, and the stakes couldn’t be much higher. I keep thinking that someone in the military had to be telling him that he just can’t do this. But I am beginning to fear that he wouldn’t listen, anyway. He tries to do things by intimidation and force, and no matter how much of a blithering idiot it makes him appear, he keeps on pushing.
I have a gut feeling that Russia and China have had enough. They know they are dealing with an incompetent, and if there ever was a perfect situation to oppose US action with force, it is this — a completely isolated president devoid of any real support, foreign or domestic. And one viewed by his own military with nothing but contempt.
If he pushed this, it won’t be another Egypt — a disaster, but the suffering generally confined within the country. Too many big players have a stake here, and unless Obama backs down, I just can’t see how this stays confined to Syria.