Obama drew a red line, crossed it and then did nothing. Not only sinister but also a failure.
Yeah but in reality..........
"President Barack Obama on Saturday delayed imminent cruise missile strikes by five destroyers off the coast of Syria, and sought approval from Congress, a move that effectively put any strike on hold for at least nine days.
The delay gives military planners more time to reassess which ships and other weapons will be kept in the region - and which may be swapped out - before the U.S. military launches what defense officials say is still intended to be a limited and narrowly targeted attack on Syria.
The U.S. Navy doubled its presence in the eastern Mediterranean over the past week, effectively adding two destroyers to the three that generally patrol the region. The five destroyers are carrying a combined load of about 200 Tomahawk missiles, officials say."
Navy Carrier Strike Group Rerouted For Possible Help In Syria
And it was during that delay that this happened.
"The US secretary of state has said that President Bashar al-Assad has one week to hand over his entire stock of chemical weapons to avoid a military attack. But
John Kerry added that he had no expectation that the Syrian leader would comply."
John Kerry gives Syria week to hand over chemical weapons or face attack