Nathaniel Hawthorne was correct in his assessment of word power in the hands of those that know how to present ideas. Unfortunately our president has lost that ability over the past weeks. He presents us with an argument for exacting justice against a tyrant with jumbled jargon and confusing rhetoric.
Pictures like this, which is tame compared to some coming out of Syria, are horrifying and should stand alone in leading us to action. It is hard to follow a man that leads from behind and waits for poll data to make a decision.
The military response offered by this president is weak, by his own admission, and still we do not have a clear picture of what our goals might be.
While we delay our response we have been ridiculed by Syria's murderous dictator, threatened by the fanatics in Iran and upstaged by Russia.
Believe me I do not want another war but we can not stand idly by and allow the slaughter of innocents. We have watched this type of slaughter play out in Africa on numerous occasions and stood by whistling with our hands in our pockets.
It is time for this administration to be decisive in some form. Either act against the Syrian regime and degrade its ability to make war against its own people or walk away and watch the carnage from in front of our television sets.
Pray the president gets this right. Most of all send prayers tom our military whose shoulders this mission will fall.
Randy
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