Jim,
A bad situation: best outcome — Pres. Dystopia folds and goes home from the card game.
Likely outcome: Congress votes down the attack, and the Muslim Brother launches his army to attack Syria.
Response: Russia attacks American warships and planes in the region; Israel receives a rainstorm of Syrian Hezbullah and Iranian missiles.
A vote in Congress will not influence the dictator. Russia will enact economic sanctions against America, probably including a naval blockade of oil tankers seeking passage through the Hormuz.
If congress votes it down, and the Muslim brother launches the attack on Syria without consent, there will be a good chance of a coup if the situation leads to a wider war. There may come a time where a coup would be the only way to prevent a total takeover and martial crackdown by our evil dictator.
Prayers to stop WWIII are up.