mr. stupid with a pen |
He was stumped for a reason why Syria used chemical weapons and came up with the answer that the President was too stupid to have drawn a line in the sand and they were calling our bluff. Similarly, he was freaked out that we were telling Syria where we would strike them; telegraphing our punches so to speak.
In case you didn't get it, the Syrian use of chemical weapons was a show (to the Western World) that
- they have them
- they will use them on anyone - even kids
- and they can deliver them locally
In turn, we told the Syrians where we would strike because
- we have the weapons
- we are totally unafraid of using them
- and we could give location, day, time, second of the launch and the landing and there isn't anything that the Syrians can do to stop it. Not a thing. Zip. Not a prayer.
This entire exercise is just an exchange of calling cards. It may turn out to be more but it is entirely not a demonstration of our weakness.