Hunting the Syrian Squirrel

Posted on | September 10, 2013 | 66 Comments

“Obama: Anatomy of a World Leader,” by Alex Gray (detail)

You’re not supposed to say that The Syrian Crisis has been manufactured for domestic political purposes. The underlying situation is legitimately serious enough — a two-year civil war in which the dictatorship has allegedly used sarin nerve gas against civilians.

The problem is that this administration is so dishonest and cynical, so committed to campaigning and so inept at governing, that whatever they do, our natural suspicion is that they’re playing politics.

Serious People therefore cannot say what a lot of people suspect: When Congress returned from their August recess, they were due to have hearings on a series of Obama administration scandals — IRS, NSA and especially, Benghazi. By ginning up an international crisis over Syria, Obama was basically shouting: “Look! Squirrel!”

If Syria is the Big Story that all Serious People are supposed to be talking about, all the scandal investigations — IRS, NSA, Benghazi — became by definition Small Stories for Unserious People.

SYRIA SAYS IT ACCEPTED
RUSSIAN WEAPONS PROPOSAL
— Associated Press

Syria accepts Russian proposal on weapons;
France to bring resolution to Security Council
— Washington Post

Obama Backs Idea for Syria to Cede Control of Arms
— New York Times

“Did John Kerry just River
himself a Royal Flush?!?!? Wow!”
— AOSHQ

OK, there’s the requisite Syria News Headline Stack, and I can therefore say I’ve done my quota, so all you Serious People who have been running around on the Syrian Squirrel Hunt can stop mocking my unseriousness for ignoring the Big Story.

Tomorrow? Yeah, the one-year anniversary of the Benghazi attack, and all anyone will be talking about is the president’s Syria speech.

Tell me again how serious you are, Serious People.

You just got played.

Chumps.

Category: Barack Obama, Syria

Comments

66 Responses to “Hunting the Syrian Squirrel”

Quartermaster
September 10th, 2013 @ 7:41 pm

Normal humans are not Chloros green. There must be no mirrors in purgatory.
Quartermaster
September 10th, 2013 @ 7:43 pm

I guess he doesn’t want to be the target, so I went over to TakiMag and poked at a Born Again Atheist over there.
Quartermaster
September 10th, 2013 @ 7:44 pm

What I want to know is, does Syrian Squirrel make a good stew?
rmnixondeceased
September 10th, 2013 @ 7:46 pm

Under-sized, stringy and tough …
rmnixondeceased
September 10th, 2013 @ 7:47 pm

I saw that. Same fellow who bored me a few days ago …
rmnixondeceased
September 10th, 2013 @ 7:48 pm

You are correct, no mirrors here …
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September 10th, 2013 @ 9:21 pm

Look! #Syria Squirrel http://t.co/SsfpF45JJ6 another distraction frm #SealTeam6 #FastandFurious #Benghazi #IRS #DOJ #NSA #tcot #TDGN 9/11/12
fadboo
September 10th, 2013 @ 9:22 pm

RT @ggg217: Look! #Syria Squirrel http://t.co/SsfpF45JJ6 another distraction frm #SealTeam6 #FastandFurious #Benghazi #IRS #DOJ #NSA #tcot …
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September 10th, 2013 @ 9:23 pm

RT @ggg217: Look! #Syria Squirrel http://t.co/SsfpF45JJ6 another distraction frm #SealTeam6 #FastandFurious #Benghazi #IRS #DOJ #NSA #tcot …
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September 10th, 2013 @ 9:26 pm

RT @ggg217: Look! #Syria Squirrel http://t.co/SsfpF45JJ6 another distraction frm #SealTeam6 #FastandFurious #Benghazi #IRS #DOJ #NSA #tcot …
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September 11th, 2013 @ 1:29 am

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