Actually, it was the Republican Party that screwed the pooch on Syria
Obama got what he wanted
Sure he did.
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Of course Obama won and the Republicans lost. That is why Republicans are so pissed
Obama was between a rock and a hard place with Syria. He threatened military action and then Republicans started screaming that he was not authorized to go into Syria without Congressional approval. They were all set to pull the rug out on Obama and deny him approval for military action. How better to humiliate the President than to deny him the right to take action after he had declared that he would?
Then, in steps Putin. After Kerry gave him an opening, he talked Assad into turning in his Chemical weapons or big bad US was going to attack him. Assad complied and the crisis was over
Republicans fumed...Obama won without firing a shot