The Essence of Obama

For years, I have noticed that president Obama obviously thinks that if he says something it is just as good as if he does something. Indeed, Obama thinks that if he says something that is different from what he actually does, the statement is more important. The latest news about Syria shows this clearly.

After today's bombing that killed both the defense minister and the deputy defense minister who were at a meeting in the national security headquarters, news analysts are saying that the Assad regime may fall any time now. Reporters have been told by sources in the Obama Administration that there are now two goals of the USA. The first is to try to work with Russia to ease Assad out of office. The second is to explain to the rebels that America has stood with them all through their struggle with Assad. In other words, Obama's policy is delusional. Can you imagine the conversations with the rebels where American diplomats explain how we stood with them against Assad? It would probably go something like this:

Remember when you had protest marches in the streets during the Arab Spring and Assad sent snipers to shoot down random marchers. We told the world that Assad was a "reformer" that we could work with. We were with you then.

Remember when Assad started using heavier weapons to shoot down the protesters? We said nothing and we did nothing. We were with you then.

Remember when Assad started shelling whole neighborhoods of Sunnis that supported the protests? We had a spokesman say that we thought the shelling ought to stop. Of course, we did not even raise the issue at the UN. We were with you then.

Remember when the number of innocent civilians killed by the Assad forces reached 5000? We did nothing and said nothing. We were with you then.

Remember when the Turks and the Saudis wanted to help you with arms that you could use to defend yourself against the onslaught of the Assad forces? We put pressure on those two countries to refrain from arming you. We were with you then.

Remember when the number of dead from the Assad attacks passed 10,000? We did and said nothing. We were with you then.

Remember when Assad began to use tanks, artillery and even fighter jets against the neighborhoods where your people live? We called on Assad to stop, but took no action, not even at the UN. We were with you then.

Remember when you finally managed to get arms and to counterattack against the Assad forces in order to defend yourselves? We asked the UN to step in to stop the fighting now that it was no longer just a one-sided slaughter of civilians. We were with you then.

Remember when the Russians decided that they would defend Assad from any action of the UN that might authorize the use of force against his army? We melted away in the face of the threat of a veto by Russia. We did not even force the Russians to use that veto. We just let Assad go on killing under the protection of the Russians. We were with you then.

Remember when you finally penetrated the Assad forces and killed the defense minister and the assistant defense minister. That was this morning. Since it now looks like you will actually win, we are here with a message. We have been with you all along. Pay no attention to out past actions. Just listen to what we say now.

Only someone as delusional as Obama could actually have this as a policy.