Major difference between Bush and Obama. Bush took victory and turned it into defeat. Obama turns defeat into victory.
Still on Bush, eh? Care to support your statement?
Bush had a huge victory in Afganistan. Defeated the Taliban and chased al Qaeda out. Minimum casualties for what was accomplished. That is when he should have declared a victory and got the hell out. Same with Irag. Brilliant victory. Defeated the forces of Saddam in record time, and again, with minimum casaulties for what was acccomplished. Once no WMD's were found and Saddam was gone, he should have declared victory and left. It was staying there for nation building that turned his victory there into defeat.
Obama will turn his red line defeat if he does not strike Syria into a victory. His PR offense will be that even though he wanted to attack, he listened and stayed cool. He can come out looking like he put what was best for the country first. He can look like a leader that will respect the advice and opinions of others and that he is not an egomaniac or cowboy. If he decides to attack in the next few days, you can be sure they have a PR plan for that as well.