the only thing that matters is dutifully and nervously polishing Obama statue ...bleep up after bleep up...no matter how absurd you appear...
note the quotes around ‘Brilliant Diplomatic Breakthrough’ in an obvious attempt to be misleading(sarcastic) Spence...
Andrew Stiles: The ‘Brilliant Diplomatic Breakthrough’ on Syria
"President Obama’s flailing incoherence regarding the Syrian conflict has, not surprisingly, been the subject of considerable spin."
In light of these developments, the Wall Street Journal’s Peggy Noonan advised readers to “get ready for the spin job of all spin jobs.” This diplomatic solution was made possible only by the credible threat of military action (something that Kerry had promised would be “unbelievably small,” and that Congress was poised to vote down). This was no gaffe, we were reassured — it was crafty statesmanship.
"Allies of the president don’t seem so sure, either. One Democratic strategist close to the White House told National Journal’s Ron Fournier, “This has been one of the most humiliating episodes in presidential history.” Julia Ioffe quoted an exasperated congressional staffer who complained about “an unmitigated cluster****.”
Still, many in the media embraced the diplomatic solution and credited Obama’s “threat of force” with bringing it about. “I really wonder if the folks on Capitol Hill can figure out that it is actually the threat of force which has brought the possibility of a diplomatic solution,” Christiane Spence Amanpour mused on CNN.
“[Obama’s] threat of war galvanized the world and America, raised the profile of the issue of chemical weapons more powerfully than ever before,” gushed Andrew Spence Sullivan.
Except the only thing the president’s “threat of war” actually galvanized in this country was public and congressional opposition. Few believe his address to the nation on Tuesday has changed many minds.
The administration’s “solution” to the Syrian conflict will almost certainly have to be revisited. But for now, the president has managed to secure a much-needed time-out. At least until the next gaffe."
http://www.nationalreview.com/node/358294/print
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