THE DAILY TELEGRAPH – BLOGS – CON COUGHLIN: If any lesson is to be drawn from Barack Obama's White House speech, it is that he has no interest in providing the kind of decisive leadership we have come to expect from American presidents.
For anyone hoping for a clear explanation of where Obama stands on the Syria issue, last night's speech failed to provide the answers. The president says he wants to give Russia's proposal to disarm Syria a chance, and therefore doesn't want Congress to vote on whether or not to take military action. Read on and comment » | Con Coughlin | Wednesday, September 11, 2013