It's the Strateegury of the Anti-Wuss Thing

Dear America,

Two days ago, from Politico: 

Clinton continued, “But still they hire their president to look around the corner and down the street, and you just think - if you refuse to act and you cause a calamity, the one thing you cannot say when all the eggs have been broken, is that, ‘Oh my God, two years ago there was a poll that said 80 percent of you were against it.’ Right? You’d look like a total fool. So you really have to in the end trust the American people, tell them what you’re doing, and hope to God you can sell it” and that it turns out okay in the end.

in other words...or risk looking like a "total wuss" -- just dripping with presidential eloquence and excellence in communications.  [his exact words, not mine, see for yourself]

Oh, but my favorite part, is when "Clinton told McCain during an event for the McCain Institute for International Leadership in Manhattan Tuesday night. “Sometimes it’s just best to get caught trying, as long as you don’t overcommit — like, as long as you don’t make an improvident commitment.”


oooooh, like the time you were in the Oval Office with a cigar, a blue dress and too much privacy for your own good?  Sometimes it's just best to get caught trying, as long as you don't overcommit -- like, as long as you don't make an improvident commitment." [like, an improvident act has got nothing on an improvident commitment, right?  What is, is -- there is no there, there --  is worth every risk of getting "caught trying"]

So one day Clinton is proposing President Obama would look like a "total wuss" if he refuses to act and intervene in Syria and the very next day, go figure, BO sends in "direct military aid"  (and quickly noting Kinetic Military action is so 2011...).

Random, rash, or a Commander-in-Chief on the ropes -- you make the call.

Plucked from Yahoo! News and defining the situation with finesse, Ben Rhoades said,

"The President has made a decision about providing more support to the opposition. That will involve providing direct support to the SMC. That includes military support. I cannot detail for you all of the types of that support for a variety of reasons, but suffice it to say this is going to be different in both scope and scale in terms of what we are providing to the SMC than what we have provided before."

“This is more a situation where we're just not going to be able to lay out an inventory of what exactly falls under the scope of that assistance other than to communicate that we have made that decision."

SMC = Supreme Military Council to the rebels.

Rebels = God only knows...part al Queda, part disgruntled mob protesting a video what difference does it make... throw in a few Russians just for kicks and giggles, under a shroud for cover, of course... and we got ourselves another mess.

don't look like a "total wuss" buddy....

Check this out from Fox News: Jihadist Robin Hood?...

don't look like a "total wuss" buddy....

Keeping in mind, a rebel's perspective from a year ago -- according to bright spot above the tree line on The Hill, the Syrian rebels were totally open to getting  a little help from al Queda, whatever it takes [see for yourself, here].

don't look like a "total wuss" buddy....

And honestly, what's the big deal right?  John McCain had already promised "the rebels" weapons over the Memorial Day weekend.  Have a yourself a little refresher read, here.

don't look like a "total wuss" buddy....

Not to mention -- a Senate panel already began taking steps to provide weapons and military support back on May 21, 2013.

don't look like a "total wuss" buddy....

OKAY, OKAY, LET'S DO THIS!

read all about it HERE.

Chemical Weapons = RED  line

and hey, in some camps, even Red Dye #40 is a chemical weapon, so really now, what difference does it make...yeah, I know, not all that funny.

All the while, Putin claims, nyet so fast...

Along with plenty more push back, here...

And yet the constant ringing in the ear chimes again, don't look like a "total wuss" buddy....

The thing is --

after great debate and contemplation and harmless teasing, we find Obama taking a side -- and it's in clear and desperate opposition, mind you, of looking like a total wuss. 

Otherwise known as operation LGCT: "let's get caught trying" (wink, wink)  "as long as you don't overcommit -- like, as long as you don't make an improvident commitment,"  everything should pretty much turn out okay in the end.  time will tell.

Ahhh  the strateegury of the anti-wuss, splendid; it's like leading from behind, but only better.
Does all this mean we are entering another era at war with Russia; have we justified the conditions on the ground -- the very landscape, complete with perfect storm -- for a second Afghanistan (or would it really be a third)?
 
Oh the smell of date palm in the morning under a scary, scary sky; just can't seem to shake this global war-ming feeling.

I'm not seeing the rainbow.

Make it a Good Day, G

Free, no commitment Add-on for the day --  go to Investor's Business Daily, describing to you how it is quite alright for the U.S. to snoop those innocent American emails and phone numbers -- and quite a no-no to do the same for "American" Islamic mosques: "Obama Snooping Excludes Mosques, Missed Boston Bombers"

"This is particularly disturbing

in light of recent independent surveys

of American mosques,

which reveal some 80% of them

preach violent jihad

or distribute violent literature

 to worshippers."