Obama Rejects Criticism of Shifting Syria Policy: 'I'm Less Concerned About Style Points'

Yahoo! News ^ | 9/15/13 | Devin Dwyer - abc news

[NormsRevenge]

WASHINGTON - President Obama says a tumultuous month as commander in chief, when his policy toward Syria took a number of unexpected turns, may not have looked "smooth and disciplined and linear," but it's working.

"I'm less concerned about style points. I'm much more concerned with getting the policy right," Obama told ABC's George Stephanopoulos in an exclusive interview on "This Week."

Obama said his surprise announcement on Aug. 31 that he would seek congressional authorization for U.S. military strikes against Syria, then the abrupt cancellation of a vote this week and pursuit of a diplomatic plan led by the Russians, has put the country "definitely in a better position."

"My entire goal throughout this exercise is to make sure what happened on Aug. 21 does not happen again," the president told Stephanopoulos of the large-scale chemical weapons attack outside Damascus that he said killed more than 1,400 civilians.

[Marine_Uncle]

One more notch in the British Subject and his handlers belt toward diminishing US influence in the world.
It is a bit weird with all the neocons within the Federal Bureaucracy and International power brokers allowing this path to be taken.
Big things must be up. Perhaps a large paradigm shift is taking place behind the curtains.

[Seaplaner]

Obama argued on "This Week" that the choices he's made - including a renewed partnership with Putin - have already created a desired deterrent effect, making it less likely the Syrian government will again use chemical weapons in the short term.

One hopes that the alleged "news" media will ask if for this "renewed partnership", Mister Obama might have made any agreements with, or concessions to Mister Putin that have not been made public.

My huge hope is nyet.

[tumblindice]

“It is unconscionably”

Sociopaths are unable to feel remorse, guilt or shame. In other words, they lack a normal objective conscience like the rest of us (universal moral imperatives) but do have a `democrat’s subjective conscience’: “Man is the measure of all things.”

[Dallas59]

[Dysart]

Perfect. I declared right here in this space during his rambling wreck of a speech last week he’s using hair relaxer. I ain’t joshing.

[relentlessly]

I’m thinking that we just witnessed the first metrosexual war planning process - both Obama and Kerry....

“Some people think they are gay, but they are actually metrosexual.”

[NormsRevenge]

More wars means more weapons sales.. Plus, pipelines need right of ways.. And they say selling a woman’s body is the oldest profession..

[Marine_Uncle]

RE: "And they say selling a woman’s body is the oldest profession.."
ROLF! What a world we live in. :)

[NFHale]

“...How perceptive of him.. ...”

A veritable genius of intellect, dontcha think???

[rhema]