I thought Obama made a very good speech tonight. He went over almost all points about why we should not bomb Syria. I think that is about as well he could have done. It did not change my mind. I am still against it and I think the majority of the people are still against it. He may have moved the needle his way a bit but not enough. I think he should try to use the diplomatic opening that the Russians provided and try to save face. It will also save us a lot of money and grief.
As I have said before, a lot of countries have more stake in stopping the war in Syria than us. The Arab countries like Saudi Arabia and Jordan do not like instability in the middle east. Turkey has its hand full with refugees pouring in over its border with Syria. Israel cannot be happy with Syria having and using chemical weapons nearby. Add to this list is Russia. They don't want to world turn from apathy to against Assad. They realize if Assad loses and the rebels take over, they are going to be against the Russians. It is to their security concern that the chemical weapons are in check. So they will try to make this work. It is a good opportunity for Russia and the U.S. to cooperate now and get over the Snowden incident.
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