Only if Congress votes approval, which is iffy. On the other hand, suppose this operation goes bad, and some assets are lost--maybe to an anti-ship missile. Then, he will lose even more face than if he had gone to Congress in the first place.
What I meant was, Congress will NOT approve, and thereby obama will save face. Obama’s on record saying chemical warfare is the line in the sand. Therefore he either has to send troops or find someone to blame when we don’t send them.
And you just know he doesn’t want to send them, because that would be putting them in harm’s way. That’s the Panetta Doctrine!