I have a number of links on this GD thread re Syria

[karynnj]

44. I think you are right

and I think Libya may have been the tipping point. There was comparatively little outrage when Obama decided to do a no fly zone in Libya - more than is being done here. The difference was that Libya was not important to Russia and China, so he did have a UN resolution.

I kind of wonder if it could be the media is not happy with Obama - however they wanted him re-elected. It just seems since the election, they have given him little credit for any success he has.

I hate that they keep arguing that the problem is Obama used the words red line. It seems to me that even had he never said that, a chemical attack of this size - in a country where we had some tangential connection - would likely not be ignored.

I remember back to the Libya discussions here. Kerry clearly is someone who strongly believes in humanitarian intervention. In fact, his comments on Libya were somewhat similar - except in Libya they intervened earlier.

I am not sure that I agree that we really can have the affect we want - which I think is the real question for many.

I was really happy to hear that THK was there.