Kerry Doubles Down on Refusing to Accept Blame for Red Line Failures

[excerpt WOODRUFF If that ░░░░░░░░ the case then how ░░░░░░░░ there are still so ░░░░░░░░ focus on what people ░░░░░░░░ as a missed opportunity ░░░░░░░░ Syria I wasn t ░░░░░░░░ going to bring up ░░░░░░░░ you did crosstalk KERRY ░░░░░░░░ you should You should ░░░░░░░░ m happy to have ░░░░░░░░ bring that up WOODRUFF ░░░░░░░░ the U when the ░░░░░░░░ Obama made the decision ░░░░░░░░ to act after as ░░░░░░░░ expected he would after ░░░░░░░░ red line incident the ░░░░░░░░ is that the rest ░░░░░░░░ the world came away ░░░░░░░░ the U S could ░░░░░░░░ be relied on was ░░░░░░░░ a reliable leader in ░░░░░░░░ world That s a ░░░░░░░░ picture from the picture ░░░░░░░░ re painting KERRY So ░░░░░░░░ me take a moment ░░░░░░░░ I m not saying ░░░░░░░░ aren t people who ░░░░░░░░ t have some questions ░░░░░░░░ I m not saying ░░░░░░░░ are right circumstances particularly ░░░░░░░░ respect to Syria Syria ░░░░░░░░ going to be debated ░░░░░░░░ I know it s ░░░░░░░░ to be debated because ░░░░░░░░ ve been part of ░░░░░░░░ debates for the last ░░░░░░░░ years and I ve ░░░░░░░░ on one side of ░░░░░░░░ of that debate and ░░░░░░░░ people have been on ░░░░░░░░ sides and it s ░░░░░░░░ to be debated And ░░░░░░░░ all are going to ░░░░░░░░ a chance to to ░░░░░░░░ a judgment as to ░░░░░░░░ or not something different ░░░░░░░░ have been done at ░░░░░░░░ point or another That ░░░░░░░░ fair absolutely fair and ░░░░░░░░ s going to happen ░░░░░░░░ I think there are ░░░░░░░░ things that might have ░░░░░░░░ able or been done ░░░░░░░░ that had nothing to ░░░░░░░░ with the red line ░░░░░░░░ let s make that ░░░░░░░░ clear folks President Obama ░░░░░░░░ retreated from his red ░░░░░░░░ he never changed his ░░░░░░░░ about his readiness to ░░░░░░░░ Assad to make it ░░░░░░░░ you don t use ░░░░░░░░ weapons. Never!”