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

Kerry Doubles Down Refusing to Accept Blame for Syria ‘Red Line’ Incident (The Washington Free Beacon)

Secretary of State John Kerry doubled down Tuesday in refusing to accept any blame for the Obama administration refusing to enforce the red line set by President Obama for the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

While speaking with PBS’ Judy Woodruff at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Kerry blamed Congress, the United Kingdom, and a “perception” of what Obama had said and done for the U.S. not intervening after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons on his own people.

“President Obama never retreated from his red line,” Kerry said. “He never changed his mind about his readiness to bomb Assad to make it clear you don’t use chemical weapons. Never!”