You bet your boots he is! Not that there was ever any doubt. Still, ABC News apparently felt that it would be a good idea to remind us all that even when it looks like Obama doesn’t know what the hell he’s doing, he’s really just a victim of circumstance:

Did Obama's off-the-cuff remark create this dilemma on #Syria? http://t.co/ssGfTVQOsS — ABC News (@ABC) August 30, 2013

ABC News’ Devin Dwyer answers that question in his headline:

Damn. Don’t you just hate it when your “off-the-cuff” remarks create an international “dilemma”? We’ve all been there, right?

The headline’s silly enough. But check out the actual post:

Read first paragraph. Then tell me this story is impartially written. http://t.co/OAVqPA44xP I'll laugh. — Joe Parks (@joepaMN) August 30, 2013

“Amazing” is certainly one word for it:

Man, it’s hard out there for a “reluctant president”! It’s just brutal. Don’t you people understand?

@JimmyPrinceton He's a tortured spirit and reluctant pres…my god…what have we the public driven him to? We're to blame! @JohnEkdahl — Michael Blum (@MichaelBlum3) August 30, 2013

Oh, the humanity!

@joepaMN You don't find "tortured spirit" to be an objective straight-down-the-middle desription of President Obama? — ChadTheElder (@ChadTheElder) August 30, 2013

Heh. Not remotely. But we have to keep this in mind:

Do they ever!

Geez. Is Obama responsible for anything? Other than heroically killing bin Laden, that is?

President who majors in speechifying shocked to learn that words mean things. http://t.co/5vOfRsMvRi — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) August 30, 2013

Just words. Just speeches. @seanmdav: President who majors in speechifying shocked to learn that words mean things. http://t.co/XxG9L4lLs6 — SalenaZito (@SalenaZitoTrib) August 30, 2013

Hey, nobody told him he’d be accountable for what he says. Isn’t that right, Devin Dwyer?

Damn faulty teleprompter MT @RBPundit: OH! Obama's "red line" comment was "off-the-cuff"… See? He's still the Bestest President ever! — Houston Hightower (@YeezyisSleazy) August 30, 2013

And speaking of Bush 41:

No, only Republicans are responsible for the promises they make.

@BecketAdams @JohnEkdahl @Slublog "Off the cuff" See he never meant to say Red Line.. All one big misunderstanding — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) August 30, 2013

And the biggest misunderstanding of all? That Barack Obama was ever elected to political office in the first place.

There is another option instead of bombing Syria over Obama's off the cuff remarks to regain America's credibility, he could resign. — Rob (@reg1776) August 30, 2013

https://twitter.com/AGNYC23/status/373469522490957824

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