If so, it’s proof that so long as there’s a Democrat in the White House, the snooze media couldn’t care less if he’s also a dictator who doesn’t bother seeking advance approval for military adventurism from the UN or Congress.
Unlike W., the president who did seek advance approval and got called BusHitler for it anyway. But he was a Republican.
Not that the bombing or cruise missiling we’ve been told to expect to begin today is likely to have much effect, especially not after Barry leaked his plans in advance, apparently to make sure Iran didn’t hate on him and his other Jihadi pals had time to hunker down.
“There is no credible chance the U.S. can locate or destroy Syria’s entire holding [of chemical weapons] without a massive air campaign and [G-d forbid] some kind of presence on the ground. Even if the Assad regime has not done the obvious, and used the last few months to covertly disperse a large portion of its weapons, cruise missiles simply don’t have that kind of destructive power… the military impact will be marginal at best. Moreover, anyone who has actually seen wounds from conventional artillery — or badly treated body wounds from small arms — realizes that chemical weapons do not cause more horrible wounds.”
“Or as Nancy Pelosi might say, ‘We must bomb Syria to know what is in Syria.’ We are about to find out.”
Me, I’ll be happy if none of our pilots and assorted others, including Israelis, get hurt.
Via Great Satan’s Girlfriend, Joshua Pundit, DiploMad 2.0, and Simply Jews.
UPDATE: Barry Rubin says Obongo & Co. are bluffing, simple as that.
MORE: Indeed, five days later, we’re still waiting for Obozo to drop a shoe, let alone a bomb.
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 
Obviously the news is out. Now this needs to be done:
Make the Dems introduce the resolution, make every one register a roll call vote. Require all extra funding to come from the existing budget. Require the Administration to explain if this is a declaration of war, if not why not? Make the Administration go on record as to what is exactly their authority to do this without Congressional approval. Make them explain why if it is in their authority to go without Congressional approval that they are here asking for it.
Do not let them hide on this make them explain everything publicly. Congress should remember that Obama is coming to them not by Congressional demand!
Bitching is fine, but time to contact our congressional reps!
I think Barry Rubin has it right. Obongo is bluffing. I don’t believe he’ll do squat, other than play golf and give boring speeches. The only reason he might yet throw some missiles or bombs at Syria would be to get out from under all the well-deserved mockery that’s coming his way from his former acolytes in the snooze media: http://tinyurl.com/lbsrbfn When they bail, you know he’s in trouble. Finally!