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Originally Posted by spence
I'm not seeing much outrage.
As for outsmarting, just because they're getting the Admin to react doesn't mean they're winning.
Obama has some breathing room which he needed. Syria has fessed up about even owning chem weapons and already agreed in principal to give them up.
If Russia tries to play this as they'll only support a UN Mandate if there's no condition for force I think this will only galvanize International support. The genie is out of the bottle, you can't stuff it back in...
-spence
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"just because they're getting the Admin to react doesn't mean they're winning."
Spence, I agree...just because Putin is getting a reaction does not mean he's winning. What
does mean he is winning, is that Putin is getting the outcome he wanted (Assad stays put with no price to pay), and Obama has egg on his face, since no one was supporting Obama's plan, whatever that was.
"Obama has some breathing room which he needed"
And why did he need it? Because there was no support for his plan.