As four US destroyers steam toward Syria, Obama tries to make up his mind

As four US destroyers, including the USS Mahan pictured above, steam toward Syria, President Obama was last seen in the White House doing this:





Obama remained cautious about getting involved in a war that has
killed more than 100,000 people and now includes Hezbollah and al-Qaida.
He made no mention of the “red line” of chemical weapons use that he
marked out for Syrian President Bashar