For all his maybes, it is already happening and he is gritting his teeth and trying to figure out how to stop it without doing himself irreparable political damage. He faces being identified by former supporters as a passive Pol Pot.
He knew it was already in the hopper but the ‘maybes’ will be good enough for his left loon base. Who else could pull off ‘tough but indecisive’ and get political mileage out of both but The Great 0weewee?