A few lucky breaks led to a different speech than we expected

(He does it better than Obama does)

An attack would be illegal and ineffective. It wouldn't satisfy hawkish critics, either.

Six key questions before an intervention

There's an easy way to best the GOP. The White House isn't using it.

Barack Obama's choice on Syria will define his presidency

The new Syrian atrocities may have been a miscalculation. But America's rhetoric encouraged them.

It never happened—but still had more impact than today's reenactment