Susan Rice in 2017: ‘We Were Able to Find a Solution that Actually Removed the Chemical Weapons’ from Syria

Susan RICE The Russians ░░░░░░░░ doubled down in backing ░░░░░░░░ along with Iran and ░░░░░░░░ And the president made ░░░░░░░░ fundamental choice not to ░░░░░░░░ in the Civil War ░░░░░░░░ Assad and the opposition ░░░░░░░░ a direct way Martin ░░░░░░░░ his critics point to ░░░░░░░░ often as a crucial ░░░░░░░░ RICE Yeah Martin When ░░░░░░░░ Obama articulated this red ░░░░░░░░ that Bashar al Assad ░░░░░░░░ not cross or there ░░░░░░░░ be military repercussions by ░░░░░░░░ U S and then ░░░░░░░░ used chemical weapons And ░░░░░░░░ the U S did ░░░░░░░░ respond RICE There s ░░░░░░░░ different things here and ░░░░░░░░ want to separate them ░░░░░░░░ is the broader question ░░░░░░░░ we could have confronted ░░░░░░░░ any point over the ░░░░░░░░ five years as to ░░░░░░░░ or not the United ░░░░░░░░ ought to intervene in ░░░░░░░░ civil conflict between Assad ░░░░░░░░ the opposition I think ░░░░░░░░ was fundamentally the right ░░░░░░░░ for U S interests ░░░░░░░░ to intervene On the ░░░░░░░░ called chemical weapons red ░░░░░░░░ indeed we had put ░░░░░░░░ place the assets necessary ░░░░░░░░ use force to try ░░░░░░░░ strike at those chemical ░░░░░░░░ and command and control ░░░░░░░░ that we thought were ░░░░░░░░ to our chemical weapons ░░░░░░░░ In the mean Martin ░░░░░░░░ why didn t it ░░░░░░░░ RICE Because in the ░░░░░░░░ we were able to ░░░░░░░░ a solution that actually ░░░░░░░░ the chemical weapons that ░░░░░░░░ known from Syria in ░░░░░░░░ way that the use ░░░░░░░░ force would never have ░░░░░░░░ But the fundamental problem ░░░░░░░░ Syria persists and that ░░░░░░░░ that there s enormous ░░░░░░░░ suffering And we have ░░░░░░░░ we the United States ░░░░░░░░ international community the U ░░░░░░░░ Russia everybody else has ░░░░░░░░ managed to find a ░░░░░░░░ solution which would by ░░░░░░░░ mean dealing with the ░░░░░░░░ of Assad continuing to ░░░░░░░░ Syria in the most ░░░░░░░░ and repressive way Martin ░░░░░░░░ Obama is not a ░░░░░░░░ who speaks off the ░░░░░░░░ often There s a ░░░░░░░░ of thought that s ░░░░░░░░ into the language that ░░░░░░░░ uses Do you regret ░░░░░░░░ articulation of a red ░░░░░░░░ in Syria RICE It ░░░░░░░░ not for me to ░░░░░░░░ or otherwise I think ░░░░░░░░ president stated the U ░░░░░░░░ view which is the ░░░░░░░░ of chemical weapons is ░░░░░░░░ something we re prepared ░░░░░░░░ allow to persist and ░░░░░░░░ didn t We managed ░░░░░░░░ accomplish that goal far ░░░░░░░░ thoroughly than we could ░░░░░░░░ by some limited strikes ░░░░░░░░ chemical targets by getting ░░░░░░░░ entirety of the declared ░░░░░░░░ removed.