Obama,Syria and Asylum

Peter Wehner, in his Op-Ed article (Nov.28,2015, p.A19), attempts to create the false impression of fair-mindedness by referring, in passing, to Republican shortcomings as a contributing factor to the sorry state of affairs in Syria. Yet, the principal thrust of his essay is to perpetuate the Republican libel that the President, by choice, has been historically polarizing.
Wehner chooses to ignore the unprecedented hostility which his party has directed at Obama even before he assumed office. Any attempt by the President at compromise was almost unanimously rejected by a party unified in its common goal of obstruction, even if that meant voting against programs Republicans had previously proposed or embraced.
And when the President stated that he was prepared to enforce by arms his "red line" ultimatum but bent to the outcry that only Congress could declare war, Republicans blocked congressional action, effectively repudiating Obama's authority to act.
Yes, there are legitimate concerns about terrorists posing as refugees but the President's upbraiding of Republican opposition to asylum must be seen as the exasperated response of one who has endured seven years of unyielding and unreasonable opposition at every turn.