Endgame Viable

Wow, what a shrewd political move by the president. “Syria, we have proof that you crossed that red line and I totally have the authority to order military strikes on you because of it and I’m totally going to … but not until Congress authorizes it because we’re an awesome democracy.” So if Congress says no, he can say to the Syrian people and the world, “Well I tried.” And if Congress says yes, he can say to any political opposition, “Hey, Congress authorized it, I just executed it.” Tricksy, tricksy. It sounds like something you would see in a dramatic movie moment.