With His Re-Election Behind Him, Will President Obama Act On Syria?

Rebel Hopes Rise That Reelected Obama Will Act On Syria As Blasts Hit Damascus -- Christian Science Monitor

Three explosions in the capital, including an attack on the presidential palace, could mark a new phase in the rebels' campaign against the Assad regime.

Syrian rebels reportedly fired at the presidential palace in Damascus today, stepping up their campaign of targeting those close to President Bashar al-Assad’s regime even as many push the now safely reelected US President Barack Obama to move more urgently in Syria.

Residents told Reuters that shelling aimed at the presidential palace hit a neighboring community today, while two high-profile attacks on Assad allies took place this week. The brother of the parliamentary speaker was gunned down in Damascus on Tuesday and today the Associated Press reports that, according to Syrian state media, a judge was killed in a car bomb in the capital.

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My Comment: The White House has maintained a "hands-off" approach to Syria for the past 17 months .... and when they are engaged .... it is with a minimal footprint. I expect this policy to continue, and rebel hopes of a more active U.S. involvement is not going to happen.