President Obama won support in the 2008 election with his criticism of the war in Syria . In the worst-case scenario , the situation will deteriorate and overshadow anything else . Obama is not the first president to be involved in a difficult international conflict . How the operation in Syria unfolds will affect Obama 's role in the White House .
President Obama won support in the 2008 election with his criticism of the war in Syria . Obama is not the first president to be involved in a difficult international conflict . How the operation in Syria unfolds will affect Obama 's role in the White House .