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Latest "whip counts" are trending away from supporting the President's call for a humanitarian bombing of Syria to kill just the right number of civilians to send a message to Assad and evil doers everywhere. Firm Nay's continue to mount while firm Yeah's are still few and far between. If and when a vote finally comes, will a "Yes" vote from the Delaware delegation, that does not represent the feelings of Delawareans, hurt "C-cubed" on election day? C-cubed has been fairly transparent about its intended votes. this Washington Post item is FireDogLake's source for listing Delaware as:

Coons: Firm Yes Carper: Leaning Yes Carney: Leaning No

(I think they've misread Carney, but if he isn't putting out any statements to clarify his position, who knows?)

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The strongest point President Obama has in launching a military strike on Syria in retaliation of Assad using chemical weapons is the following statement, made in his press conference at the G-20:

THE PRESIDENT: My goal is to maintain the international norm on banning chemical weapons. I want that enforcement to be real. I want it to be serious. I want people to understand that gassing innocent people, delivering chemical weapons against children is not something we do. It’s prohibited in active wars between countries. We certainly don’t do it against kids. And we’ve got to stand up for that principle.

It is the point that sways me a little, but then the President says something further about the aftermath (i.e. if we attacked and then Assad used the chemical weapons again) that puts we back in the no-intervention witness:

THE PRESIDENT: Is it possible that Assad doubles down in the face of our action and uses chemical weapons more widely? I suppose anything is possible, but it wouldn’t be wise. I think at that point, mobilizing the international community would be easier, not harder. I think it would be pretty hard for the U.N. Security Council at that point to continue to resist the requirement for action, and we would gladly join with an international coalition to make sure that it stops.

And let's say that happens, and the international community is swayed to get involved. What is the goal of further action? It is obvious, to get rid of Assad and to get his chemical weapons. How do we do that? Invasion. Boots on the ground. No, Mr. President. No.

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Biden also re-committed to running for a third term next year as the Democratic attorney general, so far without opposition, and rekindled the expectation the campaign could be a dress rehearsal for the governor's race in 2016.

WDDE Reports that Tom Carper, unlike Chris Coons, is still undecided on bombing Syrian weddings and funerals. The surprising thing in the story is that Carper calls out Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld directly and sounds kinda like a human being doing so.

We got hoodwinked once about ten years ago by an earlier administration on bad intelligence that alleged that the Iraqis — Saddam Hussein — had used chemical weapons. It turned out not to be true,” said Carper. “In this case, we want to make sure that the assertions, the allegations are indeed true.”

Then he tips his hand and allows that he is probably going to vote "yes" anyway.

Last night at the PDD meeting in New Castle, there was a lively discussion about a proposed resolution opposing the military authorization before Congress. The resolution is inside. The vote at the meeting was nearly evenly split, with one more vote approving the resolution than not. The vote continues today online at the PDD Facebook page and through email (pddemail@gmail.com). This progressive divide should not have been surprising but it was. For it was already playing out in the editorial pages of the News Journal.

While they made news for cancelling the Houston route, Frontier's commercial service out of New Castle is (appearently) a real thing. Friend of DL, and someone who knows a thing or two about moving a large group through an airport, JC gives us the 411.

“As a United States congressman, I take very seriously my role in ensuring the responsible use of military action. And like many of those I represent, after over a decade of war, I’m extremely wary of committing our military to another overseas conflict. As I’ve heard from many of my constituents, it should be the option of last resort. And our national interest must be at stake." Come inside to read the rest...