By the end of next week we'll be talking Syria 24x7

[trumad]

Bank on it.

[Dreamer Tatum]

2. Who is Syria, and what name will she want us to use? nt

[LearningCurve]

14. Oh no you didn't!

[morningfog]

15. Showing that ass again.

[quinnox]

3. Why?

I doubt it.

[quinnox]

8. I don't think that is likely

Obama is getting close to lame duck status. The American people are war weary, there is no support for another war in some far-off land that they never heard of and don't understand.

Maybe if there was some spectacular attack with weapons of mass destruction used there, then it might be possible. But hopefully nothing like that will happen.

[brooklynite]

5. Because, why?

The Civil War is going to blow wide open and generate new stories to cover?

There'll be a wave of outrage over the tactics of the Assad regime?

The neo-cons will stir the pot to try to get us involved?

Is it too much to ask for some context, rather than assume "we all know" the right answer?

[Junkdrawer]

13. LBN: "Obama tells CNN key decisions nearing on Syria, Egypt"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014573685

would be my guess....

[DisgustipatedinCA]

7. You're likely right, and that's a shame, in this case. n/t

[trumad]

9. I don't want to be right..

But the Cruise Missles are warming up.

[David__77]

11. I'm not so sure. The people are decidedly uninterested in it.

Assad is no Saddam Hussein - he comes off too calm and rational. Syria is no threat to the US, and people are sick of wars of choice.

Syria can take care of itself. There's ZERO political gain in going to war for al Qaeda, and that's precisely what Obama would be going.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

12. i am surprised we are not right now.

[morningfog]

16. I would not doubt it. I see more drones in our future.

[Junkdrawer]

17. Looks like it will be sooner....

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/24/us-usa-syria-destroyer-idUSBRE97N00420130824

[muriel_volestrangler]

18. With over 100,000 dead in the conflict, that would show quite good priorities

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23455760

[trumad]

19. errrr sniff