That may very well be, but as long as he has his filthy hands on all the levers of power, the potential for mischief is unlimited. It would be unwise to underestimate his ability to launch Scorched Earth even with only three weeks to go.
It would be amazing if Obama ordered some sort of attack as a “show of force” (God knows why — but it seems stupid, so I assume he’s considering do this somewhere) and the if the US military said, “Naaaaaaaa, we’ll wait a few weeks. Then ... we’ll see.”