I know I'm going to get ripped apart for saying this....

[cali]

28. first of all, if it's his desired outcome, why take such a risky

byzantine and time consuming route to get there? He could have achieved the same thing by walking back from his red line or stalling until the U.N. report was issued?

Your asking me if I am privy to inside info is amusing considering that you're pretending to know the most inner thoughts of the President.

And it's obvious how he'd be weakened politically:

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A 'no' vote would be a "catastrophe" for Obama, said David Rothkopf, a former Clinton administration official who is now president of Garten Rothkopf, an international advisory firm.

"It would ratify the perception of him as a lame duck at one of the earliest points in recent presidential memory," Rothkopf said. "He would appear to be weakened and unlikely to get much done during the remainder of his term."

"I think a 'no' vote would be a huge slap at the president," said George Edwards, a presidential scholar at Texas A&M University. "It would seem to tie his hands."

It would hurt Obama even more if many Democrats - members of his own party - vote against him, which at the moment seems likely.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/07/us-syria-crisis-obama-consequences-analy-idUSBRE98605620130907

Your op is ludicrous on its face.