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In reply to the discussion: That was pretty goddamned incoherent, frankly. [View all]King_Klonopin
(1,305 posts)On one side, we have Obama with his posse of coat-holders
(Kerry and McCain, et. al) who were pushing him to get into a
fight after the Republicans got him to commit to draw a "red line"
in the sand.
On the other side, we have Assad crossing that line and his coat-
holder (Putin) pushing him to defy Obama with an implicit threat
that his tough-guy friends (Russia) will have his back should they
throw down.
Problem: Obama and Assad listened to the coat-holders.
Now, after lots of tough talk, threats and bravado, one of the coat-
holders (Putin) realizes that a fight could result in an all-out bloody
brawl that includes him, he steps in like a "hero" to stop the fight.
If this is how we get to the ends of destroying the poison gas and
preventing an escalation of violence, then I don't much care which
side looks foolish.
"Kids in the schoolyard" politics at its best.
Fight! Fight! Fight!