I don't understand the 9 day delay. Please

[Raven]

explain to me why the urgency of the Syria crisis is gone? Obama has not asked the Senate and the House to convene asap and neither has the leadership. Why is this?

[scooter rider]

1. Maybe they need more time to "fix the facts"

eom

[unblock]

2. i never understood there to be any great urgency.

certainly nothing so urgent that a couple weeks would matter.

[polichick]

3. Because it's a way out of a boneheaded and bogus mic "dumb war?"

[Warpy]

4. BINGO, that's certainly part of it

The other part is that the Republicans thought by taking another week off, they'd manipulate Obama into doing something rash and they could impeach him for Stupid's crimes.

You'd think they'd realize by now that's not going to happen.

[polichick]

5. I agree - and the prez bested them on tactics re impeachment!

[Kablooie]

6. It's not like they have to prevent another immediate attack.

If it's just a slap on the hand for doing something heinous in the past, it could be done at any time.
It never was urgent. It's all propaganda to get the public all riled up so they can get support.

[whistler162]

7. Perhaps you shouldn't believe the "fact" sellers....

that tell you Obama plans this or Obama plans that and how horrible Obama is.


Too many people believing the lies.

[Raven]

8. I'm not believing the "fact sellers". I listened

with my own ears to Kerry and Obama...out of their own mouths it seemed pretty urgent a day or so ago.

[karynnj]

11. Not to me

Doing something was deemed important - Nothing was said on timing.

[kardonb]

9. explain

no need to do that . Congress has made it clear it will NOT return before their vacation from doing nothing is officially over . Even if they would , makes no difference , they still will do the usual : obstruct , and NOTHING !

[former9thward]

10. The Labor Day month long holiday is more important.

And actually I think it is. There is zero importance in attacking Syria and continuing to interfere in the Middle East.

[lastlib]

12. It's the application of their General Obstruction Principle.....

you know, G.O.P........

. . . . .

[davidpdx]

13. I see your point

But the earliest he could have called Congress back would have been Tuesday or Wednesday. The UN report has not been released yet. They will only have 3 weeks before their next vacation. Not a hell of a lot of time. We'll just have to wait and see what happens.

[CTyankee]

14. Rosh Hashanah is this Thursday and Friday. Having them zip in Tuesday only to make a fast

exit Wed. night wouldn't give them enough time to deliberate and could be used as an excuse for more squabbling, producing nothing.

We should give it enough time so everyone has their say. No harm in that...

[JoePhilly]

15. Its intended to let DU's Combustable Hair Club stew.

I mean after all, for days and days now we've been told that President Obama was going to turn Syria into a sheet of glass and start WWIII.

He wasn't going to wait for the UN report. He wasn't going to get Congress to approve. The Warmonger and Chief was going to rush us into "war".

It was definitely going to happen Thursday. Well, Friday before the holiday ... ooppss ... over the long week-end. Definitely, absolutely. BOOM.

At least that was DU's common wisdom.

Now, if you listen to the President's statements this weekend, he has all of the forces he'd need positioned where he would need them. He has the potential targets for a strike already determined.

There is no rush. He's ready and could go now, tomorrow, next week, even a month from now. Of course, he never said he was in a rush in the first place.

The media was in a rush. DU's knee-jerk contingent was in a rush ... a rush to declare the President the most evil President since Hitler.

Now, the President has waited for the UN, and he's getting Congress to take an official position (something that they would not need to do if he said he was NOT ready or willing to strike).