He flipped the script on all the MIC, their congressional puppets (the neo du), and the war drumming corporate media by sending it to Congress.

And just the restrained way he handled Libya and Egypt should tip everyone off that he didn't want to intervene, as should the fact that the surrender of the Syrian chem weapons has been being discussed since the 2012 G20, not just the most recent G20.

But the way he handled Bin Laden also tips off Assad and Putin that "he ain't playing around" if it comes down to it.

They basically blinked and jumped at Kerry's "accidental" mention of a negotiated surrender of the weapons.

IMHO the President, Kerry and Rice have all understood that they had to appear to be all in on the intervention in order to get the Syrians to the negotiating table on the chem weapons.

It worked, it was well played, and the Obama bashers have to quiet down a bit — although there are still some who refused to understand that this president is not W Bush being pushed by Cheney. This president actually things thinks out, considers many options and appears to use game theory in his decision making.