President Obama Addresses The Nation On Syria (Updated)

'The US Military Doesn't Do Pin Pricks': Obama Holds Threat Of Strikes Over Syria's Head But Concedes Russian Peace Deal As He Tries To Salvage America's Bruised Credibility In National Address -- Daily Mail

* In 15-minute speech, Obama declares that the White House will encourage a Putin-controlled diplomatic plan in Syria
* The president insisted that Congress should help him keep military pressure on the back burner in case negotiations stall or fail
* Despite Sec. of State John Kerry's promise of only 'unbelievably small' U.S. armed intervention, Obama said his military 'doesn't do pinpricks'
* The new White House posture will put Vladimir Putin in the driver's seat, even as Obama struggles to maintain a position of global strength
* Sen. Rand Paul alleged in a rebuttal speech that by threatening war with Syria, Obama had positioned the U.S. to support Bashar al-Assad's opposition, which includes al-Qaeda

President Obama tried to salvage his credibility on the world stage last night in a national address that threatened Syria with the full force of America's military might even as he conceded he was willing to bow to an eleventh-hour diplomatic deal that puts Russia in the driver's seat.

The president insisted without irony that America is not 'the world's policeman,' after being outfoxed by his arch-rival Vladimir Putin in recent days.

The Russian president has taken the steam out of Obama's headlong rush into military strikes on Syria after forces under the control of the dictator Bashar al-Assad attacked more than 1,400 people, including more than 400 children with nerve gas.

Cutting a lonely figure as he spoke from a White House podium in the East Room, he emphasized in a 15-minute address that his administration will leave military options on the table as a fallback in the event negotiations stall or fall apart.

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