G 20 Summit

Today Mr. Obama departs Washington D.C. headed for the G 20 Summit meeting to be hosted in St. Petersburg, Russia. This G 20 Summit should be interesting to watch, considering the main topic of discussion is expected to revolve around how to handle the Syrian Civil War. Mr. Obama, over the weekend, did an absolute about face in his speech regarding authorizing a limited military strike against the Assad regime.
At the G 20 Summit, all interested international parties are expected to be in attendance. Mr. Obama is expected to harass his international counterparts about US involvement in Syria. It’s highly unlikely the G 20 Summit is going to sway the positions of several key permanent players of the United Nations. Several members of the international community, Britain included, have demanded more exact evidence that the Assad regime was behind the Sarin gas attacks in Damascus. France seems to be the only ally the Obama regime can rely on without approval from the UN, or the American Congress.
NYT:

“Mr. Putin said it would have been “utter nonsense” for Syria to use chemical weapons, and he challenged the United States to provide evidence of such behavior by Russia’s longtime ally.
Without support from Russia for a military strike, the United States was unable to secure backing in the United Nations Security Council for a British-proposed resolution to authorize the use of military force against Syria.”

Mr. Obama has already cancelled a one on one meeting with Mr. Putin over the situation with Edward Snowden. It seems highly unlikely that these two will be seen whispering in one another’s ear at the G 20 Summit. Putin has made it very clear that without concrete evidence indicating Assad’s regime is guilty of the charges levied against it, US military intervention would be a dangerous decision that could have far reaching consequences.
NYT:

“A Chinese expert on the Middle East, Yin Gang, said on Sunday that Mr. Obama’s decision to go through Congress made the president appear weak.
“He doesn’t want to fight; he doesn’t know the outcome,” said Mr. Yin, of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. “He’s afraid, very afraid.”
A Chinese specialist on Syria, Guo Xian’gang, said Mr. Obama would face opposition from Russia, China and other non-Western countries at the G 20 summit meeting for any military action.”

China will also have delegates at the G 20 Summit, and they have already had run-ins with the Obama regime over North Korea and Edward Snowden, so it’s very unlikely they are going to be persuaded to see things from the Obama point of view.
NYT:

“Mr. Obama’s announcement that he would seek Congressional approval came after thousands of protesters held demonstrations in several cities abroad against an American military strike, with an estimated 1,000 people rallying in Trafalgar Square in London and 700 people turning out to protest in Frankfurt. Protests were also held in the United States, including in Washington.”

With increased opposition to US intervention in Syria, I have serious doubts Mr. Obama’s decision was based on pressure from the international community, and more to do with his rapidly disintegrating approval ratings here at home. What I wouldn’t give to be a fly on the wall at this G 20 Summit meeting, I have a sneaking suspicion this could turn out to resemble an international roast of Obama. Maybe the representatives present at the G 20 Summit meeting should focus on arresting certain attendees for war crimes and holding them accountable for their own illegal actions, before discussing how to handle other hotheads in the Middle East.
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