Remember when Obama's "smart diplomacy" and the "reset button" was going to win Russian cooperation? That could really come in handy in helping to end the civil war in Syria. I guess Obama's charisma and overall wonderfulness proved unpersuasive to the Russians. AP reports:

The Obama administration said Tuesday that Russia is sending attack helicopters to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime and is warning about a dramatic escalation in the Arab country's 15-month conflict.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the delivery represents the "latest information." She said the U.S. is concerned as the helicopters "will escalate the conflict quite dramatically."

Either Obama is not the superman he thought he was, or else reality is made of Kyptonite.