Aleppo!

       I hope and pray the folks of Aleppo can survive until next year because they're being bombed out of existence by Russia and its puppet Syrian dictator. Meanwhile our plan of action, namely some bombing and not much else, ain't working. I'm not suggesting there's anything we can do that won't start WWIII, but my hope is that we can try a way to make Putin pull his dogs off those Aleppo folks so we can get some relief into them and allow them to get out alive.
       Unfortunately Pres. Obama missed any chance to stop Putin before he loosed his dogs on Aleppo in the first place. Strong sanctions might well have given him cause to be less aggressive. I'm not sure its all Obama's fault though. Remember that Congress is often a fly in the ointment even if quietly so. I'd be willing to bet Congress would have squealed like a stuck pig if Obama had tried anything that might have given him any brownie points.
       I guess its gonna be tough to come up with a plan to make Putin stop what he's doing even if we try to make it seem like he's the hero. Of course a new Pres. Trump will have a plan. Question is will it be to give Putin the keys to Syria or nuke the Kremlin? Heck, he might do both. Turn the keys over in a nice ceremony while the missile is flying.
       But what will a new Pres. Hillary figure out? It won't be easy, but then there are a number of serious problems facing the next President. I can't imagine why he or she would want the job, for any reason, no matter the prestige it carries. Of course Donald would love the increased value of his brand, and Hillary gains the historical record of First Woman President. In a fantasy world, neither would be on their respective tickets and Putin and Assad would both have drowned in a boating accident in a teacup.