Good Job Mr. President! You got the ball rolling on this and if it works out then you get credit.

[hrmjustin]

I am glad President Obama is my president and I trusted him through the whole thing. He and Kerry are not warmongers like some people here said. I understood their unease with not wanting to bomb Syria but calling them warmongers was just wrong.

Sometimes you have to threaten bad leaders to get them to do the right thing. I pray it works out.

Well Done and Thank You Mr. President!

[Gravitycollapse]

1. "Sometimes you have to threaten bad leaders to get them to do the right thing."

An exceedingly relevant statement given the sudden turn around with our own leaders.

[jobycom]

20. heh. My first thought, too. nt

[bowens43]

2. ROFLMAO!! Well done? this was his biggest fuck up in a long series of fuck ups.

[hrmjustin]

3. I disagree! If he gets them to give up their weapons then I think we have won.

[Taverner]

8. Threaten to bomb Syria, what could possibly go wrong????

[hrmjustin]

10. Let me say I was not in favor of actually doing it but I see why he did it.

[Taverner]

22. I do not buy the 3D Chess Defense

I think this stopped him dead in his tracks, and the plan was to bomb

[hrmjustin]

24. He did not want to bomb. That is clear to me, because he jumped on this propoasal very quickly.

He knew congress would not support him so he wanted a stalling tactic.

[Taverner]

25. Because he thought it was a ticket out of the MIC's hold

Unfortunately, they won't buy that

Expect to see Syria bombed

[hrmjustin]

26. MIC? I am sorry I don't know that one.

You maybe right on the bombing in the end.

[Taverner]

27. Military Industrial Complex.

[hrmjustin]

28. Thank you I did not know but I should have. You make a good point but I hope we don't bomb them.

[Taverner]

29. I hope so too

[Mojorabbit]

32. It is like pointing a gun at someone, you do not do it unless you mean to use it.

You do not threaten to bomb unless you are ready
to do it. You just don't.

[hrmjustin]

34. He may have been ready to but he did not want to. Hopefully this plan works.

[DCBob]

30. clueless comment.

[Bluenorthwest]

4. First, nothing is yet accomplished so I find the rolling of the credits to be sadly

telling. The Syrian people probably don't see this as awards day. It is also a fact, Justin, that it is not legal for one country to threaten another in order to extract political compliance. Such threats are in themselves acts of war. That might be worth noting in the slide down the rabbit hole. When it is done to us, we call it terrorism. 'Sometimes you just have to' is what everyone says when breaking international law. We have the UN to enforce such things, it is not in the unilateral purview of any head of State to threaten another nation as a means of 'diplomacy'.

[hrmjustin]

5. I understand your point of view but I think he handled it well.

[Bluenorthwest]

12. I don't understand your point of view that past tense is appropriate. How is it over?

As I said, the need to roll the credits on a dynamic story still in progress is frightening to me. Just so you know, your posts and others like it make me cringe. Plenty of time for laurels when the laurels are won. Three days ago people here were snarling for bombing because they cared so much about the children there. The children there are still in huge peril. Handled. Chilling.

[hrmjustin]

13. I did say if in the OP.

[JoePhilly]

45. 3 weeks of endless speculative outrage was even more telling.

[GeorgeGist]

6. I'm sure Jesus would have done the same.

[hrmjustin]

7. No he would not have. Jesus was a man of peace.

[avaistheone1]

23. +1000

[Rex]

9. I am glad he want to Congress FIRST.

Unlike the idiot before him. Says a lot about him imo.

[hrmjustin]

11. I think he went because he wanted limits on his power and to stall for a peaceful solution.

[Rex]

15. I do too, I really respect him for that!

And Kerry too, he's been thrown to the wolves so many times. Congress needs to do their dam jobs! Then let the executive do their jobs once they know what policy Congress supports. The idea of letting the POTUS stick his neck out politically (and NOT Congress) pisses me off!

[hrmjustin]

17. Congress really is full of slimeballs.

[Rex]

21. I've never been so angry at a body of people

like the last groups of Congress critters. They really do the institution an injustice with their indecisiveness and incompetence. Hiding behind the POTUS; that is so Bush/Cheney like. Obama was smart and made them perform, they have no choice in this matter since it is their job.

I like seeing the POTUS make Congress do something! It is refreshing.

[Iliyah]

42. House gopers want Pres O

to not implement Obamacare then they will MAYBE talk about the deficit and MAYBE the sequester.

Hostage time again.

[Zorra]

14. Let's hope that this is the beginning of the end of chemical weapons manufacturers, too! nt

[hrmjustin]

16. Very good point!

[UtahLib]

18. I am cautiously optimistic,

considering what might be the less than trustworthy motivations of certain participants involved in the negotiations.

[hrmjustin]

19. A good approach to this.

[politicasista]

31. Kick

for cautious optimism.

[markiv]

33. Obama painted himself into a corner, Putin rescued him (and us)

I thank the one who deserves it, Putin

[hrmjustin]

35. I thank Putin for nothing. He is a sad excuse for a leader. To me Obama deserves the credit.

But I respect your opinion.

[Maedhros]

41. Putin is an opportunist.

He saw an opening and took it. If the deal with Syria works out as planned, Putin and Assad will get political cover from being the ones willing to compromise while they can paint the United States as obstinate and aggressive.

[markiv]

43. an opportunity was handed to Putin

what would you call a football player who ignored a ball fumbled by the other team

a gentleman, or an incompetant?

Putin got the world (including us) out of a real mess, so what if he scores a point for himself in the process - cheapest point we'll ever give away, considering the alternatives

sorry if i value our blood and treasure more than the ego of 'our guy'

[Maedhros]

46. No - I agree with you completely.

I'm very happy that a diplomatic path out of this nightmare labyrinth has been found (if we have the wisdom take it). I don't care one whit who gets credit if it ends the crisis.

[Marrah_G]

36. You always try to see the best in people

and I like that about you Justin.

I don't agree with you on this, but I respect your opinion.

[hrmjustin]

37. Thanks my friend. I think we do agree that actually bombing them would not have been a good idea.

[Marrah_G]

38. We absolutely do agree that bombing Syria would be very bad.

[hrmjustin]

39. I hope the plan works out.

[RedCappedBandit]

40. I don't think he wanted to go through with it, but I think he was going to.

Still might.

And I don't appreciate it.

[arely staircase]

44. recommended nt