Syria - Take 2

I should have known better. A generally accepted principle of negotiation is that you don't bid against yourself. Since I wrote my first blog on Wednesday about this Syria, the Obama Administration has been doing nothing but. For example, as reported in the L.A. Times:

"One U.S. official who has been briefed on the options on Syria said he believed the White House would seek a level of intensity 'just muscular enough not to get mocked' but not so devastating that it would prompt a response from Syrian allies Iran and Russia."

You have got to be kidding. They are kidding - that's the message sent to the Syrians and their allies: "Listen fellas, we ah sort of painted ourselves into a corner here and we ah have to do something that looks good, but we promise that ah you know, no one is going to get hurt and we ah, we would really appreciate it if you just look the other way and sort of, you know, just forget about it." 

This message was reinforced yesterday by Secretary of State John F. ("Friggin") Kerry who said that there is no military solution in Syria. Really? Then why the Sam Hill are we screwing around with 4 destroyers, cruise missiles, and probably some B-2s? Jiminy Christmas these guys are amateurs!

In the meantime, Assad is apparently packing likely targets with thousands of prisoners to make sure that someone does get hurt. Gee - I wonder what he will do if that happens? Cue the video..."Evil Infidels!" - take 5. Oh, and be sure and mix some kids into the scenes. 

At this point, in 3 short days we have bid ourselves right out of any useful military response in Syria. The other players all now know it's a farce. I would not now commit U.S. forces and potentially lives to the stupidity of our "position" in Syria. We don't have a position. Let's just admit it - President Obama and his minions are empty suits, have no interest or expertise in foreign affairs, wouldn't know a strategic U.S. national interest if it bit them in the keester, and just want to be left alone to continue wrecking (or "transforming" as they would say) the American economy. The world is going to get much worse very quickly and a day will come when the U.S. is faced with an apocalyptic choice because of our feckless leaders. This may well involve Israel. Elections have consequences and we are seeing them now. They are awful.