Richard Cohen, "The U.S. can make all the difference in Syria": The Procrastinator-in-Chief Dawdles

In his Washington Post opinion piece, "The U.S. can make all the difference in Syria" (http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-us-can-make-all-the-difference-in-syria/2012/03/26/gIQA8wsvcS_story.html?hpid=z3), Richard (not Roger) Cohen writes:

"The West has imposed sanctions on Syria. They undoubtedly hurt. The currency is worthless, and soon smuggling will become the country’s No. 1 enterprise. America has now announced it will provide non-lethal supplies to the opposition. This will undoubtedly help. But the creep toward real involvement — a virtual plea to the black-hearted Assad to have a heart — has to stop. Obama dawdles, and lives are being lost. In Libya, Obama led from behind. In Syria, he’s not leading at all."

Obama, the fainthearted Procrastinator-in-Chief, is dawdling? You don't say! But how could he possibly take action against Assad that would be certain to annoy his friend Vladimir Putin, whom he has already promised to appease after being reelected in November (see: http://jgcaesarea.blogspot.com/2012/03/obamas-open-mike-chat-with-medvedev-yes.html)?