@John I was willing to cut him slack on the theory turning into a skid gives better hope of regaining control than just fighting it. It’s been 3 months, 23000 dead now. If this is the best he can do, that very impotence undermines the world’s respect. And I just don’t think it’s true that he has done all he can to constrain Israel’s worst choices. If this is the best possible, at the very least we should be disowning and challenging it rather than providing arms and diplomatic cover.