I’ve been reading this post for a while, and I have more questions than answers.
Is this really the only move open on the chess board ? If it is, he’s handling the situation like a cool, collected business man (Hitting the golf course and playing well while the competition stews, simmers and gets flustered). I’m not sure I’m good with this.
And where is my national carry reciprocity ?! I’m really made to feel like I’ve been shafted.
Yes, there are many things going on in Syria that I (And we) are not aware of, and yes he can’t just explain himself. I get all of that. But was Putin actually ticked off by us in a move just to intimidate China ? Why not send a carrier group for exercises in the pacific ? Why not instead poke at the Chinese censor firewall ?
So many campaign promises. I’d like to understand the picture as you do and get my confidence back.
National carry? Really? A priority 3 months in?
Wow.
It was the easiest/lowest cost when you sit back and consider that we already had military in place AND Syria’s capability to fight back themselves due to 5 years of war.
All other players are not in the weakened position that Syria is.
My two cents.