Both Israel and its lobby here cannot like what is unfolding, because
absent UN endorsement and a cobbled-together coalition, a large
majority of the public and therefore members at least of the House of
Representatives are saying, in effect, “hell, no, we won’t go.”
One way or the other, what happens will be settled within two weeks
or less. A “no” from the Congress after the very public position Obama
has taken would be politically catastrophic for him. This is not a
parliamentary system. If he acceded, he would stand as a fool; if he
attacked anyway, he would be impeached and his agenda in ruins.
Complicating things internationally, within 10 days, if news reports
are correct, several additional Russian warships — including a powerful
missile cruiser named the Moskva — will reach the Eastern Mediterranean,
as will at least one Chinese warship now transiting the Red Sea (there
are some reports of others, including at least one submarine, but I
cannot say for certain). Probably the only possible “out” for Obama is a
Russian proposal for Syria to relinquish its chemical munitions under
international supervision, which might be the straw Obama grabs to avert
other and (for him politically, at least) far worse alternatives.
So here is how it is shaping up as we enter the end game. Obama
simply has to avoid a crushing “no” vote in the House of Representatives
and nothing better than stalemate in the Senate, or his political goose
is cooked & carved for dinner the remainder of his time in office.
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