Well it looks like the Russians may have pulled Obama's @$$ out of a wringer today... by pushing the international community to take away Assad's weapons.. cause it looked like Obama may not have gotten the go ahead to strike Syria from the senate..
Senate delays Syria vote as Obama loses momentum
Reid said Monday evening that he would not take a procedural step that would have officially begun the Senate’s debate and set up a test vote on Wednesday. He added that he consulted with the president, fellow Democrats and the Republican leadership before slowing the timeline for the vote.
“I don’t think we need to see how fast we can do this,” Reid said on the Senate floor Monday. “I’m not going to file cloture this evening on the motion to proceed to the Syria resolution.”
Earlier in the day, Reid indicated the first procedural vote would occur on Wednesday.
A growing chorus of senators came out Monday in opposition of the president’s request to authorize a military strike against Syria. Six senators announced they would vote against the resolution authorizing the use of force in Syria, including Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., who became the sixth Democratic senator to oppose the president on the issue.
The rapid clip of senators announcing their opposition on Monday raised serious doubts that the president would be able to muster the necessary support in either the House or Senate.