King Obama’s Administration Is Reportedly Irritated with the British Executive Branch — because It Asked Parliament, whether Killing Syrians Is a Good Idea — the Historical Irony Drips

30 August 2013

The one man — who has done more to tear up the US Constitution than any of his recent predecessors — is allegedly irritated with the British — because they felt constrained to pay attention to both democracy and the rule of law

Prime Minister David Cameron had to withdraw his support for US-British intervention in Syria, after losing a vote on that subject in the House of Commons:

British Prime Minister David Cameron lost a vote endorsing military action against Syria by 13 votes Thursday, a stunning defeat that will almost guarantee that Britain plays no direct role in any U.S. attack on Bashar Assad's government.

A grim-faced Cameron conceded after the vote that "the British Parliament, reflecting the views of the British people, does not want to see British military action."

Britain’s The Telegraph reported that:

"The Americans are livid with us," said one Western diplomat, who added British officials were astonished that the Prime Minister could have made such an "enormous miscalculation" amid such high stakes.

A furious-looking Samantha Power, the US ambassador to the UN, refused to answer questions on Thursday as she left a meeting of the Security Council permanent members, but later said on Twitter that the Syrian regime "must be held accountable, which the Security Council has refused to do for two years", adding "The US is considering an appropriate response."

Mr Obama said on Wednesday there was "no doubt" the Assad regime was behind the chemical weapons attacks that killed at least 350 people, arguing that a "limited" strike would send a clear message to Assad to "stop doing this" and be beneficial to long-term US national security interests.

The irony

The country that violently broke away from King George III’s England — because it was not democratic — has de facto decided that the American President should emulate the world’s autocrats, when it comes to expanding the scope of executive fiat and killing, imprisoning, or spying on whomever he wants.

The moral? — There is no better example (than this one) of how far the United States has sunk — compared to even miserably functioning democracies abroad

The President calls himself a constitutional lawyer. That is about as persuasive as his other claims to the eloquence of greatness.

In fairness, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton began America’s modern spiral into becoming a feudalistic autocracy. And post-9/11 George W. Bush certainly gave the process a dramatic push.

But Barack Obama is unequalled, when it comes to cleverly using his duplicitous political skills to magnify the downward spiral’s negative effects.

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King Obama’s Administration Is Reportedly Irritated with the British Executive Branch — because It Asked Parliament, whether Killing Syrians Is a Good Idea — the Historical Irony Drips