Aaron Miller : Speech could not sell skeptical Americans on need for action on Syria . He says c ' n't convince war - weary citizens that U.S. interests at stake . He says Obama 's handling of Syria issue has not inspired confidence . Miller : The great ones -- Abraham Lincoln , FDR -- are fortunate ( if that 's the right word ) to have circumstances that allow them to do so . A strike would have to be broader than Obama describing , and I fear this .
Aaron Miller : Speech could not sell skeptical Americans on need for action on Syria . He says c ' n't convince war - weary citizens that U.S. interests at stake . He says Obama 's handling of Syria issue has not inspired confidence . Miller : A strike would have to be broader than Obama describing , and I fear this .