If you think you are the only one baffled by Obama's short statement, you aren't; Was THIS the reason for it?

So I gather that Obama said pretty much nothing.

— Carla Bond (@carlabond) September 23, 2014

So Obama just said nothing

— AKahn (@akahnnyc) September 23, 2014

Well obama just said nothing we didn't already know #syria

— bechamilton (@bechamilton) September 23, 2014

Baier: "We were told [statement] was going to be 10 minutes. I don't think it was even five."

— Matthew Boyle (@mboyle1) September 23, 2014

Obama takes no questions after #ISIS address from the South Lawn.

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) September 23, 2014

Short remarks from Obama (3 min) today on US military action in Syria, took no questions from reporters

— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) September 23, 2014

Late for his tee time? RT @mboyle1 Baier: "We were told [statement] was going to be 10 minutes. I don't think it was even five."

— Jim R (@Bassmaster12) September 23, 2014

Obama takes no questions from reporters before departing South Lawn for UN meetings in New York.

— USA TODAY Washington (@USATWashington) September 23, 2014

President Obama at @UN #2014Climate Summit – LIVE at 12:50pm ET on C-SPAN2 http://t.co/EoB1bfvpVS pic.twitter.com/zGgHCRXJdB

— CSPAN (@cspan) September 23, 2014