I hear you, but I would continue reading the piece. You'd probably agree with a lot of it. 

On MSW's point, there are many who think that Obama asking Congress for approval was simply political cover because the Republicans in Congress would not agree with him if he declared a national "Do Not Blow Up Puppies" day. Those detractors would point to the fact that he often acted without congressional authority in areas of foreign policy. I don't subscribe to this theory on Obama and Syria, but I get it. There were no right answers in Syria and I think Obama did the right thing in trying to get Congress on board.