Obama hints he may abandon Syria strike

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President Barack Obama hinted Friday that he might not strike Syria if Congress rejects his authorization request.

“I’m not itching for military action… and if there are good ideas that are worth pursuing, then I’m going to be open to them,” he told one reporter who asked if he was seeking alternatives to a missile strike.

“Are we on a fast track to military action as soon as Congress renders its judgment one way or the other?” the reporter asked Obama, during his morning press conference in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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[Oceander]

Too bad most Americans are too stupefied to read between the lines.  That statement is Obama's surrender, his capitulation to republicans, and indeed, the rest of the world.