Obama v. Putin - Something to Talk About

This year's G-20 Summit meetings are being held on President Putin's home turf; St. Petersburg.  (Photo/news.yahoo.com)

President Obama's in St. Petersburg today;

Isn't there to meet with Putin...  What could either say?

One's the U.S. President - who wants to launch a strike -

Lobbying that more G-20 countries act alike.

Laying out the evidence of horrifying crimes

(Can't imagine how Assad can sleep at night sometimes.)

Putin's backing Syria. Bashar Assad's his guy;

Claiming that the evidence against him is a lie.

Doesn't leave a lot for them to talk about, I'd think.

Not as if relations with the Russians didn't stink

Well before this latest rift but, 'though the two aren't friends,

Both must work together before Syria's war ends.

Syria - What Do You Do When All of Your Options Suck?

(Photo/Slate.com)

Assad's using Sarin gas - or so it would appear.

Evidence, they're saying, isn't absolutely clear.

Assad told the UN they could look but changed his mind,

Indicating he's afraid of what they're gonna find.

President Obama said that gas would cross a line;

(I guess bombing your civilian population's fine)

John McCain, and others, say that line has now been crossed

Thus, we have to arm the rebels, never mind the cost.

You can't guarantee which way a well-armed rebel aims.

When it turns to civil war, guess who the region blames.

I think, first, we need to get the Russians on our side.

Only way to do that is to prove Assad has lied.

Give AID to the countries where most Syrians have fled;

Make sure they have shelter, clothes, and water - that they're fed.

Prove guilt beyond shadow of a doubt before we start

Interfering as a country tears itself apart.