Why do I feel like Obama, Kerry (and even Putin!) just Ocean 11'd the world?

[ZRT2209]

[demwing]

1. Because believing otherwise is disappointing /nt

[Vinnie From Indy]

2. Because it is far easier and much more comfortable

to be willfully ignorant than to be angry and outraged.

Cheers!

[bhikkhu]

3. Perhaps they did

all the various manuevering, and what we wind up with isn't disaster, but the one situation where (potentially) everyone wins and we don't have a war. Even Assad wins, as now the best interests of the international community are served by his remaining in power to follow through on clearing out Syria's chemical weapons.

Personally, I can't think of a better result. Even regarding Assad, his behavior has been the problem, not his existence. Giving up chemical weapons is a big step to becoming a different kind of leader, and making Syria into a different kind of partner in the international community.

[Hoyt]

6. +1

[NoOneMan]

4. Because you've never heard of Occam's razor

And that version makes you feel cheerier

[cthulu2016]

5. Because you are overly imaginative?

[ocpagu]

7. Too much Hollywood movies? n/t

[ZRT2209]

8. so disappointed Obama did something right. is this freerepublic?

[ocpagu]

9. I don't think...

... that going out like a bully asking for blood and then being forced to retreat because of the public opinion overwhelming opposition is "doing something right".

I'm glad the US government stopped acting like a pitbull with rabies, but they shouldn't have acted this way in first place.

So, no, Obama has no merit here.

[ZRT2209]

10. I sense real disappointment here. Real lusting for an Obama disaster.

[Union Scribe]

11. no, what you see

is a weariness of fan fiction, like your OP.

[ZRT2209]

12. it wouldn't be DU without a nice heaping helping of Obama hate

[ocpagu]

13. Obama should thank Putin and those opposing this insanity for sparing him the humiliation.

The only ones lusting for an Obama disaster were his staff at the WH and the Pentagon. We were right here telling him "do not become a war criminal, president".

You're welcome.

[mwrguy]

14. Obama just punked Putin and Assad

and now he allows them to save face and take some credit.

[ocpagu]

15. How's the weather in Wonderland? n/t

[Avalux]

16. Because they did.

For this to work, Obama and Kerry has to convince everyone that military action will happen. It has pissed off a lot of people and hurt Obama's popularity, but it's worked.

Putin is the only one who can influence Assad and make him give up the chem weapons. The governments have a symbiotic relationship - Russia provides Syria $$ and weapons and in turn, Syria allows Russia to maintain a military base there (the only one they have in the ME, and outside of Russia).

It's in Putin's best interest to not allow Syria to be destabilized; Assad will listen to Putin because he wants to stay in power.

Obama has played this brilliantly.

[Iggo]

17. Because Obama is smarter than you.