The Syrian Quadrille
Malice in Wonderland II, Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There 
By Emma X
With Apologies to Lewis Carroll

Emma X
"Everything's got a moral, if
only you can find it."

"In a wonderland they lie, dreaming as the days go by."

"Will you strike a little faster?", said McCain to 'Bama frail.

"There's a pollster close behind us, and he's whipping up a gale.

How eagerly we wait now, we want you to advance.

Send up those loaded missiles.  We want to start the dance!"

"Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you start the dance?" 

"Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you start the dance?"

"You can really have no no notion how delightful it will be

to bomb those evil muzzies, whichever tribe they be."

But Rand Paul said, "Too far, too far!" and gave a look askance.

He'll grandstand in the hearings, but he will not join the dance.

"Will not, can not, will not, can not, will not join the dance."

"Will not, can not, will not, can not, will not join the dance."

"Who cares about the Allies," said Kerry rather snide,

"There's another shore in Europe upon the other side.

If England will not help us, we'll turn our eyes to France.

Will wonders never cease?  They will join us in the dance!"

"Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance?"

"Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance?"

Obama has the wherewithal, except where he does not.

He's passing that potato and the spud is warhead hot.

Not wanting to get burned himself, he's left it all to chance.

Will Congress vote to strike?  Will they join him in this dance?

"Will they, can they, should they, won't they, should they join the dance?"

"Will they, can they, should they, won't they, should they join the dance?"

The Hawks are not quite sure.  "Could this be a Liberal trap?"

The Doves are all a flutter.  Their wings are in a flap.

Congress in their wisdom doesn't have a solid stance.

"Will this action leave us open for another Mid East dance?"

"Will we, won't we, will we, won't we start a Mid East dance?" 

"Will we, won't we, will we, won't we start a Mid East dance?"

The fear of Western Nations for such a hostile push

Reminds them of Iraq and the Quadrille of Georgie Bush.

And though he is not spoken of, the world still looks askance.

This fear is what he left us; this looks like his big dance.

"Will we, won't we, will we, won't we start a George Bush dance?"

"Will we, won't we, will we, won't we start a George Bush dance?"

The U.N. cannot act in this; forgive my being blunt,

but they have all been hijacked on the Russian/Chinese front,

and though they see the evil, they will not take a stance.

Politics prevent them from a vote to join the dance.

"Will they, won't they, will they, won't they vote to join the dance?"

"Will they, won't they, will they, won't they vote to join the dance?"

Meanwhile, Assad in Syria, has time to drain his cup.

"Thank you Western Leaders for the very big 'heads up'!

My weapons are with Hezbollah, my planes are saved from chance.

Go ahead and take your time.  I will not fear your dance."

"Will not, will not, will not, will not, will not fear your dance."

"Will not, will not, will not, will not, will not fear your dance."

Crossing the Red Line in Wonderland
"When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean--
neither more, nor less."