Peace Abandoned
President Obama August 20, 2012“We have been very clear to the Assad regime, but also to other players on the ground, that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. That would change my calculus. That would change my equation.”
President Obama's Red Line
White House spokesman Josh Earnest August 21, 2012
“As the President said yesterday in terms of Syria, we’re watching very closely the stockpile of Syrian chemical weapons; that any use or proliferation of efforts related to those chemical weapons is something that would be very serious and it would be a grave mistake."
November 2012
President Obama Re-elected President of the United States.
August 21, 2013
A year after Obama's Red Line statement Ghouta Syria was struck with rockets containing Sarin gas. Sarin gas is a nerve agent that causes the victims to lose control of the muscles used to breath. The death toll from this assault was estimated between 280 to 1700 people. The world was horrified. It was 25 years since Iraqi President Saddam Hussein unleashed his own weapons of mass destruction against the Iranians during the Iran-Iraq war.
The attacks in Ghouta marked a unique time in history, the leaders of the Middle East stood together with world leaders in shock waiting for a leader to rise.
All eyes turned to Washington. President Obama returned to the White House on Aaug 19 after vacationing at Martha's Vineyard decided it was best to go golfing Aug 25 and Aug 31. This marked the first time since World War II America did not attempt to lead after an international crises. The world became a darker place.
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