Syrian Airspace

Charles Moore in his article in the Telegraph today paints, what to the BBC, the Guardian and all those who think Obama is the greatest thing since sliced bread, a somewhat depressing picture of a man who thinks the power of the USA has declined and that those who accept this message will have less hope in the man delivering it. You can read the article here. What though of those who do not accept the message? Will they be impressed by Romney's view of a strong America and that he has apparently surrounded himself with more foreign policy experts than any previous Republican Presidential candidate? Of course as in most elections the economy will be the significant factor for voters in deciding who becomes President in November and things are not looking that good on that front for Obama. To take the minds of the American people off their economic plight it is surprising that Obama hasn't rattled a sword or two over Syria. Perhaps he's waiting for the situation to deteriorate further before he steps in or perhaps in his pessimism about American power he is waiting for Turkey to attack Syria for shooting down one of its planes, even though it had strayed into Syrian airspace. Or is Obama nervous about what Russia will do if he were to send assistance to the rebels. Admittedly Putin is a loose cannon and quite capable of undertaking a military operation if he thinks he can get away with it as he did in Georgia. What happened there was a disgrace. Obama should have stood up to Putin and his failure to do so will have encouraged the Russians to take other risks as they did by sending helicopters to Syria. The Russians have every right to think Obama is weak and only prepared to fight in a sneaky fashion with drones. I very much doubt Romney will be viewed by the Russians in the same way.