Dissent

So now it has emerged that 51 State Department employees have signed a letter urging Obama to take action against Assad.  You can read about it here.

Apparently there is something called a "dissent channel" in the State Department so that employees can register dissent from a stated policy.  Interesting concept.  I guess its pretty no fault.  In other words, "I don't agree.  But my disagreement isn't strong enough for me to risk anything".  But it is pretty amazing that 51 folks would step up to this.

By taking action, what they mean is military action.  Air strikes.  But it doesn't take a military genius to realize that it's too late.  The Russians are on Assad's side.  They are bombing the guys on our payroll every day.  So what are we going to do?  Go to war with Russia over Syria.  Ain't gonna happen.  We had our shot.  Obama drew the red line.  The media expressed outrage and then moved on, just like everything else they cover.  There is a news cycle don't you know.  We could have done something early on.  But now?  I don't think so.  And Obama really doesn't care.  If it doesn't help him politically or play to his sycophants, he doesn't care.  Simple as that.