Now, I have not made a final decision about various actions that might be taken to help enforce that norm. But as I've already said, I have had my military and our team look at a wide range of options. We have consulted with allies. We've consulted with Congress. We've been in conversations with all the interested parties, and in no event are we considering any kind of military action that would involve boots on the ground, that would involve a long-term campaign. But we are looking at the possibility of a limited, narrow act that would help make sure that not only Syria, but others around the world, understand that the international community cares about maintaining this chemical weapons ban and norm.There's one part of the remarks above that really pisses me off. It's this part:
...my military...Last time I checked, that military belonged to the United States of America, not this president (or any other president).
I think that choice of words reveals an essential truth about Obama: his presumption of the status of a monarch. This is no surprise, certainly – his behavior fairly screams that presumption. But to have him actually say it in a public context is somehow especially infuriating. He's openly flaunting his belief that he possesses the unlimited powers of a monarch.
And at the same time, he (lamely) punts the Syrian intervention decision to Congress.
William F. Buckley, Jr. famously said “I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.” I'll paraphrase that slightly and say I'd rather have a President randomly chosen from the Boston phone book than have Obama.
Hell, I'd rather have Biden than Obama...
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