President Obama did act on his "red line". while the term was dreamed up by McCain.. and was derogatory..

The congress that refused to allow the strike on Syria is the place to look.. Obama did things by the law and was rejected..

Obama made a huge error when he did not promote the information as the Right wing promoted the lie that he failed.. He succeeded..



However it should be remembered that Syria gave him the results he wanted..

They pledged to end chemical warfare production. The fact that they did not puts them in league with NK, Russia and Iraq..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorization_for_the_Use_of_Military_Force_Against_the_Government_of_Syria_to_Respond_to_Use_of_Chemical_Weapons

http://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/obama-sought-congressional-approval-for-2013-military-intervention-in-syria/269-429573242

Statements from multiple lawmakers, including Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), cited failures of the Obama administration in their support of President Trump. The fact is President Obama sought to use force in Syria in 2013, and Congress did not approve.

A sarin gas attack in a Damascus suburb of Ghouta on Aug. 21, 2013 k**led hundreds of people. Countries reported differing numbers of those k**led in the attack, with a preliminary assessment by the United States putting the number at 1,429, including at least 426 children. An Aug. 29, 2013 memo from the U.K. Joint Intelligence Organisation said “at least 350” people were k**led.

On Aug. 31, 2013, President Obama said he had authorized the use of force against Syria, but would seek authorization from Congress before carrying out the strikes. Mr. Trump tweeted several times after the sarin attack, blasting the Obama administration. One such tweet, sent around 7 p.m. ET on Aug. 30, 2013 said, “The President must get Congressional approval before attacking Syria-big mistake if he does not!”

Obama’s authorization request was in the form of Senate Joint Resolution 21. The bill never received a floor v**e and U.S. took the diplomatic route instead, negotiating with Russia on a deal to call for destroying Syria’s chemical weapons by June 2014. Syria’s Bashar al-Assad agreed to do so, and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons told the BBC in June 2014 that the country had finished shipping its stockpile out of the country. The Department of Defense states those weapons were neutralized in international waters on board the MV Cape Ray.

In 2013, Sen. Cruz penned an opinion column in the Washington Post titled, “Ted Cruz: Why I’ll v**e no on Syria strike.” In the column, he said he would not v**e on a Syria strike because Assad’s actions were “not a direct threat to U.S. national security,” those who oppose Assad are not necessarily better, and “the potential for escalation is immense.”