On this occasion we should be grateful that Obama failed.

[quinnox]

27. I tend to agree. I will also illustrate the worst possible reading of this whole situation

Obama was determined to start a military strike in Syria, despite overwhelming opposition from the American public. His war hawk advisors were whispering sweet words of war into his ear, Susan Rice being the main one. He was persuaded by this, and ready to launch an ill-thought out attack, that in my opinion, could have been disastrous, and led to potentially World War 3 (eventually). This would have cemented Obama as the worst president in American history. But then, an unexpected development happened. The British voted against intervening militarily. This was a miracle of sorts, and caused Obama to hesitate. He then thought once again of all the polls showing Americans strongly opposed, and considered the political ramifications more - (bad for the Democrats in 2014).

Now this is where I give Obama credit. (I know, I can hear *gasps*) He did a great thing by deciding to go to the Congress, and delaying the attack. His super cautious nature paid off. This allowed other options to rise to the surface, such as the one now being seriously considered. The Russians decided this was time to step in, and take up Kerry's offer. So, Obama was very lucky, and also gets partial credit for what happened. But at the same time, he almost committed a huge blunder, one that could have had horrific consequences for the world.