If Obama is just a very liberal democrat politician It would explain his vacillation.
It is tough to make a decision based on moral relativity.
But if he is the AC, I say he is playing chess
He says one thing and means another
There is a lot of head faking going on, call this psychological warfare.
In spite of the apparent bowing in submission there is a huge military presence around the Persian gulf.
This is much more difficult than Egypt and Libya.