Would that they were playing checkers! Checkers at least requires a modicum of strategy. No, they're not playing checkers, they're playing Candy Land...
Posted on 09/12/2013 9:39:41 AM PDT by mojito
Apparently, once again with respect to Syria, the White House was caught off guard by events they are frantically reacting to instead of shaping. Speaking to CNN's Jake Tapper, a White House official publicly responded to Russian President Vladmir Putin's New York Times op-ed with the admission that Putin "now owns" and has "fully asserted ownership" of America's current foreign policy focal point; pushing Syria to surrender its chemical weapons:
“That’s all irrelevant,” the White House official said in response [to Putin's op-ed]. “He put this proposal forward and he’s now invested in it. That’s good. That’s the best possible reaction. He’s fully invested in Syria’s CW disarmament and that’s potentially better than a military strike – which would deter and degrade but wouldn’t get rid of all the chemical weapons. He now owns this. He has fully asserted ownership of it and he needs to deliver.”
On its face, the lack of statesmanship in the language of "owns this" is troubling enough. And while it is apparent that what the White House is trying do here is frame a failure to rid Syria of its chemical weapons as a personal failure for Putin, once again we have a White House playing checkers as Putin plays three-dimensional chess.
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How odd that I find myself rootin’ for Putin!
Once again Putin bitch slaps HUSSEIN. I’m surprised HUSSEIN isn’t curled up in the fetal position sucking his thumb.
Yeah, and he pwnd Obama too.
is this sort of like the way obama claimed he owned the economy???
Obama owns the arming of the rebels in Syria which includes the arming of Al Qaeda and the ethnic cleansing of Christian towns.
Putin also owns Barack Obama.
He would be except there are white balls to chase around.
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The collateral effects of Obabma's bungling keep reverberating as Ososo's approval ratings dive to 38%.
Obama's Dem suckups actually thought the world would believe their hogwash---the DNC party line---as 2014 looms.
<><>Nancy Pelosi---who talked of Obama's "strength" bringing Putin to the table,
<><> David Axelrod (now at CBS---egging on Ohaha in a tweet to media),
<><> The Black Caucus suck-up,
<><> Susan no-brain Rice's nonsensical blather,
<><> Kerry's nonsense.
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THANK YOU JESUS Let's be grateful that this incident has permanently hindered Obama's sub rosa plans to become president for life.
We don't know what goes on in the White House after hours.
Why are we surprised.
No matter what room he steps into, Barry’s always the smallest guy in it.
Zero claimed in his speech this that he came up with this. It was Obama who pushed Assad to get rid of chemical weapons.
Zero’s story changes by the moment.
Much as I enjoy seeing the Regime exposed, it is not good for the American President to be seen as a fool by the world, enemies and friends alike.
Obama is so anxious to not be blamed for anything that could go wrong, that he is willing to allow the KGB drive the bus... !!Obama, you-are-a PUSSY!!
They say “when you’re in a hole, stop digging”. But Obama is such a narcissist, and his administration a bunch of elitists, they can’t resist opining on everything.
Reggie will be there soon to comfort him.
Would that they were playing checkers! Checkers at least requires a modicum of strategy. No, they're not playing checkers, they're playing Candy Land...
Much as I enjoy seeing the Regime exposed, it is not good for the American President to be seen as a fool by the world, enemies and friends alike.
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The international repercussions are just beginning. There is going to be a lot of “piling on”. The world has measured him and found him to be weak, indecisive and easily out maneuvered.
America made a huge mistake, not once but twice, and we are going to pay a big price for that. Stupidity has consequences.
Obama takes credit but Putin owns it?
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