Boehner Syria

Yesterday Speaker Boehner announced that he would back The President’s plan to bomb Syria. Now the news media, always prefers controversy, so they can continue to report that the Republican congress is against everything Obama wants to do, so they reported this as Obama pulls off a coup. Here is how it could have been reported. Speaker Boehner, putting the country ahead of politics, agreed with The President in a plan to deal with the Syrian situation. The latest word is that the strike on Syria will not just make it more difficult to use WMD but will degrade Assad’s ability to wage war. If this is the case it should be swift and powerful because if it is not and Assad starts to lose the war gradually, he will do what dictators losing power always do. He will use any means available to maintain power, which means he will use WMD on a massive scale. If that happens, the US will be under pressure to intervene, even if it means boots on the ground. All of the promises not to use ground forces will go by the wayside. The latest information suggests that the majority of those opposing Assad in Syria are moderate secular Muslims and they could be counted on to rid the country of extremist if they got into power. If that is the case the US should go all out and as quickly as possible defang Assad while at the same time arming the rebels. An arrangement should be made with the rebels for this help by demanding that all WMD be turned over to the United Nations after Assad is deposed. After that the US should get out of the way and let the people in Syria decide what kind of government they desire.