Syria and Obama  September 10, 2013  I cannot see why even a
single American, a single Israeli or a single Syrian civilian
should be killed as a result of a token U.S. military action,
undertaken simply to spare Barack Obama the embarrassment of
doing nothing, after his ill-advised public ultimatum to the
Syrian government to not use chemical weapons was ignored.  Some
people say that some military response is necessary, not to
spare Obama a personal humiliation, but to spare the American
presidency from losing all credibility — and therefore losing
the ability to deter future threats to the United States without
bloodshed.  There is no question that the credibility of the
presidency — regardless of who holds that office — is a major
asset of this country. Another way of saying the same thing is
that Barack Obama has recklessly risked the credibility of
future presidents, and the future safety of this country, by his
glib words and weak actions.  Some people who disagree with
Obama’s issuance of a public ulti